Floating rice

Australia, 1971

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Episode of Series “Our Asian Neighbours: Thailand”.
The simple way of life of the people in the central plains of Thailand and their method of cultivating rice is shown through the wet and dry season.

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Credits

director

Arch Nicholson

co-producer

John Morris

Thanom Soongnarata

production company

Australian Commonwealth Film Unit

Duration

00:13:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1971

Appears in

Group of items

Our Asian Neighbours: Thailand

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012735

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Developing countries

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Rice - Harvesting

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Rice - Thailand

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Thailand - Rural conditions

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Thailand - Rural conditions

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rice - Planting

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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