HOME BY AIR - MESOPOTAMIA, BAGHDAD, JERUSALEM AND CONSTANTINOPLE
This film is held by the BFI (ID: 21519).
Synopsis
AMATEUR FILM. Recording plane journey across the Middle East region.
Aerial views of unidentified towns and countryside along the River Tigris, the town of Kut (91). The River Tigris and Baghdad, street scenes in Baghdad and a hall for the 'Indian Association in Iraq' (148). Views from plane and plane on landing strip (171). Aerial views of Jerusalem (191). Aerial views of what could be the Suez Canal and airstrip at Gaza (223). Unidentified town and airfield (267). Aerial views of pyramids and the Sphinx (308). Aerial views of Constantinople (333). Men standing by plane (340 ft). [16mm].
Titles
- HOME BY AIR 1931 NO 2 (Alternative)
- HOME BY AIR - MESOPOTAMIA, BAGHDAD, JERUSALEM AND CONSTANTINOPLE (Archive)
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1931
- Running Time:
- 12 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 16mm Film
- Colour:
- Black/White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Footage:
- 335 ft
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- Great Britain
- Photography
- MACKRELL, R.S.