Suez Canal

United States, 1956

Film
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A brief history of the Suez Canal, showing the way the Suez and Panama Canals shorten trade routes. Superb use of animation based on ancient Egyptian art, illustrates how the Pharaohs dug several canals in the area. Oil prints show work of De Lesseps in financing and building the present canal. Live photography briefly shows how the canal is operated and maintained.

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Credits

co-director

John Halas

Peter Hopkinson

production company

Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films

Louis De Rochemont

Duration

00:18:50:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1956

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

311701

Language

English

Subject categories

Animation

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Panama Canal (Panama)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Suez Canal (Egypt)

History → Egypt - History

History → History

History → Trade routes - History

Places → Panama Canal (Panama)

Places → Suez Canal (Egypt)

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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