Turkey: the bridge

Traces the history of Turkey - the land bridge between Europe and Asia. For more than 3,000 years the great events of these two continents centred on Turkey. The remains of the Greek civilisation, the crusades, and ancient Constantinople are contrasted with scenes of modern Istanbul.

Credits

director

Derek Williams

production company

British Petroleum

Samaratin Films

Duration

00:18:40:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1966

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

29812

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Istanbul

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

History → Civilization, Ancient

History → Crusades

History → History

History → History, Ancient

History → Turkey - History

Places → Istanbul

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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United Kingdom, 1966

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