News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Look At Life

Issue

Issue No.

1

Date Released

22 Mar 1959

Length of issue (in feet)

824

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Marrakesh

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

BFI synopsis - View of Marrakesh, men riding on donkeys whilst commentary describes the position of Marrakesh (71). CU of a camel. Camels being led: the market place: Arabs meet to talk or to drive a bargain: commentary gives a brief history of Marrakesh: men riding donkeys: a water seller (179): the main square of Execution (221): Winston Churchill arrives with Lady Churchill by aeroplane: they walk through a guard of honour to a waiting car: medium shot of hotel balcony where Churchill does much of his painting. Scenic views of palm trees. Winston Churchill and Lady Churchill relaxing in the garden, they leave the hotel and get into a car (392): the Kutubiya mosque (414): the market place veiled women: dark arcades, the dye market (519): dyed wool hung out on rods (556): a snake-charmer: acrobatics: local musicians: a wood turner at work (729): musicians, acrobatics and snake charmer shown again (758): palm trees. LS of Marrakesh: Churchill climbing steps of hotel: Arab girl and her mother (824 ft).

Researcher Comments

Look At Life Series 1 comprises Issues 1-13.

Keywords

Domestic life; Scenery and travel

Locations

Morocco; Marrakech

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases   Used for synopsis
British Movietonews Listing

Credits:

Commentator

Edward V.H. Emmett

Production Co.

The Rank Organisation Special Features Division

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX

Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web

Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7580 7503

Address

21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN

Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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