They Planted a Stone
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They Planted a Stone | |
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Directed by | Robin Carruthers |
Written by | Robin Carruthers |
Produced by | James Carr |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Central Office of Information |
Release date |
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Running time | 26 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
They Planted a Stone is a 1953 British short documentary film directed by Robin Carruthers and produced by James Carr. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.[1][2]
Synopsis
The film portrays how dams, barrages and irrigation canals were constructed on the Nile in Sudan, to generate hydroelectricity, irrigate the desert and create such projects as the Gezira Scheme.[3]
References
- ^ "The 26th Academy Awards (1954) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "NY Times: They Planted a Stone". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
- ^ "THEY PLANTED A STONE". Colonial Film. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
External links
- They Planted a Stone at IMDb
- They Planted a Stone at Colonial Film: Moving Images of the British Empire
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