LAND OF PROMISE
This film is held by the BFI (ID: 19784).
Synopsis
DOCUMENTARY. The rebuilding of Palestine.
rl.1 Primitive life in Palestine - threshing by hand - a camel powers a water wheel. An Arab Muezzin in Jerusalem, the gates, streets and bazaars - the churches and mosques, the Via Dolorosa - the tomb of Rachel. Pioneers and refugees come back to their native land. Haifa - Tel Aviv. Workers march to work on a settlement. Crushing stone by hand - erecting power transmission lines - pumping water into an irrigation system. Spraying crops - livestock - (836 ft).
rl.2 A cooperative (Kibutz) an experiment in communal living - the dining hall - a man sings, a woman sings, while peeling potatoes, a man while shaving. The Jewish cities - Tel Aviv stands out from thepthers. Women working on a building site. Olive oil being processed for making soap. Silk industry - Cotton mills - milk bottling plant. Angola - Palestine bank. Beginning of the Sabbath in Tel Aviv - the beach at Tel Aviv. Hebrew University students. Combine harvesters. Oranges, plums and grapes. Harvest festival celebrated as in ancient days (956 ft). (1792 ft).
Titles
- LAND DER VERHEISSUNG (Alternative)
- LECHAIM CHADASHIM (Alternative)
- LAND OF PROMISE
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1936
- Running Time:
- 55 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 35mm Film
- Colour:
- Black/White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Footage:
- 5000 ft
Production Credits
- Director
- LEMAN, Juda
- commentator
- ROSS, David
- Music
- MORROS, Boris
- Music
- SAMBURSKY, Daniel
- Photography
- HERBERT, Charles W.
- Production Company
- Urim, Palestine Film Company