NORTH WEST FRONTIER

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 18781).

Synopsis

Travelgoue. Scenes in Peshawar, the village of Kabla, the Khyber Pass and Lundi Kotal.

Map of the world, CU of the position of India (48-78). A town (84). Map showing Afghanistan and the North West Frontier province (105-134). Pan Peshawar (141); street scene in Peshawar (161); a bazaar in Peshawar (169-203); a cobbler working and his stall full of shoes (212-234); (241-247); a coppersmith polishing metal bowls (252-266); a seller of beetle wing cases (278-291); a flower stall (298-311); the silk market (319-330); winding silk into skeins (336-369); the Lohari Gate (371-392); the village of Kabla (413-424); making cartridges (428-453); boring rifle barrels by foot wheel and modern lathes (460-505); a map showing the Khyber Pass (512-540); shots of the Pass (562); men of the Khyber Rifles (575-583); ca caravan of camels and pack mules going through the pass (589-660); repairing the road (666-677); the town of Lundi Kotal (684-705); the mud fort at Lundi Kotal (716-732) (745ft).

 

Titles

  • PESHAWAR AND THE NORTH WEST FRONTIER (Alternative)
  • NORTH WEST FRONTIER
 

Technical Data

Year:
1928
Running Time:
11 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm Film
Colour:
Black/White
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
745 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
Great Britain
Production Company
British Instructional Films
 

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