They Planted a Stone explained

They Planted a Stone
Director:	Robin Carruthers
Producer:	James Carr
Studio:	World Wide Pictures
Distributor:	Central Office of Information
Runtime:	26 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

They Planted a Stone is a 1953 British short documentary film directed by Robin Carruthers and produced by James Carr. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.^{[1] [2]}

Synopsis

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.^[3]

External links

• • They Planted a Stone at Colonial Film: Moving Images of the British Empire

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 26th Academy Awards (1954) Nominees and Winners. 20 August 2011. oscars.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093858/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/26th-winners.html. 6 July 2011. live. dmy-all.
2. Web site: NY Times: They Planted a Stone . https://web.archive.org/web/20121015175939/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/300247/They-Planted-A-Stone/details . dead . 15 October 2012 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 25 November 2008.
3. Web site: THEY PLANTED A STONE. Colonial Film. 8 August 2014.