They Planted a Stone

They Planted a Stone (1953)

They Planted a Stone is a 1953 British short documentary film directed by Robin Carruthers and produced by James Carr. 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. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

Date of release
1953-01-01
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
26m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Robin Carruthers

Interesting facts

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They Planted a Stone is a 1953 British short black and white documentary film directed and written by Robin Carruthers and produced by James Carr for the Ministry of Information/Central Office of Information.

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