Made in 1965 to support UNESCO’s campaign for water conservation, this film explores the beauty of this so vulnerable resource and shows how quickly it is dwindling through needless waste, especially in countries best endowed with it. In Egypt the film shows how hard it is to come by water, even today when, within sight of laborious water wheels, a great dam rises. But abused or not, water has extraordinary beauty - in the Zuider Zee, the Rhine, the Volga, the Mississippi, the St. Lawrence, and a hundred other streams shown in this film. (Awards: Rome; Toronto; Salerno.)
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In ACMI's collection
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ACMI Identifier
003217
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - Canada - Toronto - Awards
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - Italy - Rome - Awards
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - Italy - Salerno - Awards
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Developing countries
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Environmental aspects
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Developing countries
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mississippi River
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rhine River
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → St. Lawrence Seaway
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Agriculture - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Dams - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural resources - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water conservation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water resources development
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water use
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water resources development
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-supply
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)