They Planted a Stone

1953 26 min

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

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Cast

Crew

Robin Carruthers

Director

James Carr

Producer

Robin Carruthers

Writer

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