Film about the Victoria Falls on the borders of Northern and Southern Rhodesia.
Production / Donor Details: The Rhodesia Collection was ...
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This film belongs to the following groups.
Rhodesia Collection
Rhodesia Collection: 'Holiday Highlights 1959'
This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 1996/087/010).
Synopsis
Tour of Nyasaland, Europe, U.K. and arrival back in Cape Town.
'Holiday Highlights. Nyasaland - Rome - Switzerland - Austria - France - Entebbe - Germany - UK: Buckingham Palace Guard. Duke of Yorks School, Dover; Farnborough Air Display, Cape Town Castle & Cape Town, 1959.
Views of
Nyasaland - wild life, tribal dance.
Views of Blantyre aerodrome.
Arriving at Entebbe.
Flight to Rome and on to Switzerland.
Glacier (Rhone?) and mountain scenery.
Rheinfelden - town views.
Farm - harvest time.
Train at Thun,
Lake Vies.
Steinbach - swimming.
On the motorway.
England; military parade, London.
Military cadets at school.
London views.
RAF flying display - Farnborough Air Show?
By liner to Africa, including 'Crossing the Line'.
Production / Donor Details: The Rhodesia Collection was donated by the journal Rhodesians Worldwide and contains a number of films purchased from the collection of Henry Berriff, a cameraman in the Central African Film Unit. The collection contains amateur and professionally produced titles.
Titles
- Rhodesia Collection: 'Holiday Highlights 1959' (Archive)
- Series Title:
- Rhodesia Collection
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1959
- Running Time:
- approx 25 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 16mm VHS BetaSP
- Sound:
- Mute
- Footage:
- 800ft approx
Production Credits
- Production Company
- Central African Film Unit
- Production Details
- See synopsis
Groups
This film belongs to the following groups.
Rhodesia Collection
