Ageless Iraq Reel 1 (1950-1959)

Reel 1. Directed by Graham Wallace. Cameraman - Reg Cavender. Editor - Jocelyn Jackson. Sound - W.S. Bland and George Newberry. L/S of aeroplane flying over countryside. Various aerial shots of Iraq and its rivers. C/U of a shepherd looking up at the sky. Aerial shot of ruins. L/S of train travelling along - palm trees in foreground. Aerial shot of Mosque of Khardimain. Views from the train and shot of passengers disembarking in Baghdad - they are presumably tourists as we see travelling bags with lots of destination stickers on them. C/U of sign at the railway station - Baghdad West. L/S from high angle of the city. Various shots of Baghdad. Narrator speaks of the city’s history and of Arabian Nights. L/S of water buffalo walking into a lake with children gathered around in the foreground. Schoolgirls play volleyball in their school uniforms. L/S and C/U of one of the players. M/S of classmates applauding. L/S of an outdoor swimming pool. “The twentieth century has come to Baghdad“ state