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They Planted a Stone

Name: They Planted a Stone
Director: Robin Carruthers
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1953-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z
Duration: 26 min

195326mDocumentary

Overview

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.

Created By

Director

Robin Carruthers

Status

Released

Original Title

They Planted a Stone

Production Countries

United States of America

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