The ruins of Babylon and the town of Baghdad under British occupation, 1918 (?).

The ruins of Babylon, concentrating on the Temple of E'Sagilo and the basalt lion statue, including some close-up views of relief carvings and mouldings. This is followed by a panorama of Baghdad, from the River Tigris inland, taken from a high point, probably the Tower of Seria. Local inhabitants load mules with grain and lead them out of the city. The film ends with British gunners repairing a captured Turkish gun, probably an anti-aircraft gun of an obsolete design.

Notes

Title: the title as originally given on the shotsheet for this film was, as with a number of similar films, simply MESOPOTAMIA.

Summary: see also IWM 60, IWM 75 and IWM 81.

Remarks: of considerable historical interest.

Series continuity: there is no film held as IWM 67.