| ALEXANDRIA - MAGIC CARPET LAND A travelogue item about Alexandria, Egypt. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6045 |
| Catalog #: | 79308 | |
| Clip Number: | 79308-3 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 432 | |
| Timecode: | 01:45:25 - 01:50:29 | |
| Location: | Alexandria, Egypt. | |
| Year Shot: | 1963 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | FISHING: Misc LOCATIONS/AFRICA: Egypt RECREATION: Travel, Tourism, Sightseeing | |
| Description: | CS. Horses hooves. LS Gharry leaves Ramla Square. Pan to M.C.S. Egyptian policeman directing traffic. LS (Top shot) Alex harbor and corniche. LS Waves breaking on sandy beach - modern hotels and buildings in b.g. Tracking shot along corniche gharry driver in fg. Tracking from inside bus which turns in to main entrance of Montazah Palace (formerly palace of ex-King Farouk) MLS Tracking - palm trees in grounds of Palace. LS Tracking Montazah Palace luxurious trees and shrubs in fg. MS Men swimmers rush in to water of beach of Montazah Palace. LS The busy beach - sunbathers umbrellas etc. fg. (Notes: this beach used to be exclusively for ex-King Farouk and his guests - is now open for the general public). MLS Native waiter serving drinks to beach party. MCS. Two pretty girls get drinks from waiter. MS Cheesecake shot two girls sunbathing. Two men running. Girl diving and others in water. Man diving backwards. Girl diving. Back dive then hand stand and dive pan down to water. LS Int. of the Catacombs of Kom El Shoukafa. Shadow on man passes across shot (Note: These catacombs were used as burial tombs by the ancient Egyptians Greeks Romans etc. in turn). MS Panning shot of the tombs (shadows continue) MS Entrance to tomb with the figure with Roman head shadows continue. MS Int. tomb shadow passes over. Detail on back of tomb showing Egyptian gods. LS Night effects Montazah Palace. CS. Roulette wheel pan to CS. Croupier. LS Busy casino (Note: This room now used as a casino used to be the drawing room of ex-King Farouk and the decor has been left as it was. Only tourists are allowed to use the casino or in fact gamble in Egypt). MS Tracking over gamblers as they place bets for roulette. MS Roulette game croupier pulls in chips in fg. MCS. Group of gamblers. CU Camels. LS Camel market. CU Men counting money. CS. Baby camel. MS Man sitting round camels. MLS Group of feluccas at Aswan a Nubian guide in fg. CS. The Nubian guide (Dragoman). LS Tracking from boats - modern hotels in Aswan. LS Panning scenic view of Aswan. LS Dawn at Hurghada capital of the Red Sea area. A couple of boys push out a small canoe. LS Launch with fishing party leaving the harbor of Hurghada. MS Tracking with the launch the fishing experts playing out the fines for the two tourists in the boat. MS Egyptian driver of launch he looks back. MCS. Egyptian fishing expert teaching girl tourist how to handle rod. CS. The expert. CS. The reel spinning as a catch is made. CS. The young man tourist pulling at his rod. CS. His girl friend smiles at him. CS. The young man tourist. MS The couple the man reeling in fish can be seen in water. CS. Reel as man reels in. Fishing expert gaffs in fish. LS Dusk scene of native fishing boats at Hurghada the fishermen lighting the paraffin lamps on the stern of each boat. MS Ditto boy holding line fg. MCS. Little boy pulling on rope. MS Boat man pumping lamps (at sea). LS Line of boats with twinkling lights b.g. Hurghada at dusk. MS The boats pass through screen. LS The line of fishing boats at dusk. | |
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