Iraq (1942)

Iraq.



Various shots of harbour in Baghdad lined with palm trees. Various shots of the city including temples and policeman, and studies of the locals. Visiting people dance and children have a go on a primitive big wheel. Women balance water carriers on their heads. Various shots of Kurds and a camel station at Gaza. People walk through the village and a man sells fruit from a basket on his donkey. L/S of sand swirls in the desert.
FILM ID:1542.11

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