The Holy Land Today

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1400
Date Released
2 Apr 1956
Date Other
Mar 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Holy Land Today. DESCRIPTION: The Holy Land is much the same as in Biblical times, pictures taken near the Easter season, tell the story of Israel today. SHOTLIST: Shots of men on camels. Shot of a river. Various shots of diggers digging up ground for a Hydro Electric Power plant. Slip pan to Israel. Various shots of a swarm of locusts. Various shots of a cactus tree with locusts on. Girl pulling locusts out of her top. Man bites into roll which has a locust on. Hand pulls locusts out of a pocket. Locusts on a tree. Tractor moving with locusts flying around. Shot of a swarm of locusts. Slip pan to the shores of the Dead Sea. Shots of the salt cliffs. Chemicals are extracted from the cliffs. Shot of a sign. Shots over the settlement at the bottom of the world, (1,292 feet below sea level). Shot of the post office. Soldier sealing a envelope. Slip pan to Israel. Various shots of railway under construction to link the Mediterranean with the Red Sea. CU worker. Camel walking along the track. LS carriage travels along the track over a bridge. Panning shot of people along the track. Carriage along the track. Slip pan to Aqaba (Tel Aviv?). Various shots of copper mines. CU guards patrolling the area. MCU signposts. Beekeepers. Shots of bees. Men hoeing the ground. Woman carrying a gun. Woman mending the barbed wire fence. Slip pan to Jerusalem. MLS exterior UN Headquarters. Interior of the UN Headquarters. Panning shot of UN car. LS of the UN flag flying. CU UN flag flying.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Agriculture; Mining; Insects; Animals; Scenery and travel
Locations
Israel; Jordan
Footage sources
France
Card file number
66452A
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Camera
Soreano
Length of story (in feet)
276
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Holy Land Today', British Movietone News Issue No. 1400, 2 Apr 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20844 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)