AIJAL ROAD

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 13783).

Synopsis

Amateur film of the construction of a road in Assam from Ledo to Assam by the Indian Tea Association.

Pan over hill terrain showing the route of a road under construction. A European in shorts standing by a lorry. Pan over hill terrain (19). Indian workers digging with shovels along the route of the road. Jeep driven by a European passes by. Levering a boulder. Jeep edging past the boulder. More shots of Indian workers hacking at the hillside, supervised by Europeans. A rock cutting. Jeeps driving past (230). Europeans standing outside a house (250). Jeep driving along a section of the road (276). [Section 276-319 spliced on]. Humorous speed restriction signs. Marquees. A sign reading "Pancsau Pass. Company A". Pan over hill terrain. Border sign at Ledo, on the Stilwell Road (319ft). [16mm].

 

Titles

  • AIJAL ROAD (Archive)
 

Technical Data

Year:
1942
Film Gauge (Format):
16mm Film
Colour:
Black/White
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
319 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
Great Britain
Photography
MACKRELL, G.
 

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