They Planted a Stone

They Planted a Stone
Directed by Robin Carruthers
Produced by James Carr
Written by Robin Carruthers
Production
company
Release dates
  • 1953 (1953)
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

  1. "The 26th Academy Awards (1954) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
  2. "NY Times: They Planted a Stone". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  3. "THEY PLANTED A STONE". Colonial Film. Retrieved 8 August 2014.


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