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Drums for a holiday

United Kingdom, 1951
film

This film looks at the Gold Coast (now Ghana), its history, industries and export trade in cotton and cocoa, and social and political life. Half of the world&..

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Cocoa harvest

United Kingdom, 1945
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Ghana today

United Kingdom, 1960
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Wealth in wood

United Kingdom, 1954
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Here is the Gold Coast

United Kingdom, 1948
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Challenge of progress

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Ghana: primary products

United Kingdom, 1974
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Journey from Etsa

Canada, 1958
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Africacult

Ghana, 1976
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New Guinea coffee and cocoa

Australia, 1969
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Ghanaian Village

United Kingdom, 1978
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Fight for life

United Kingdom, 1946
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Caribbean

United Kingdom, 1951
Similarity: 72%

Beyond the volta

South Africa, 1956
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Ghana: using what's around you

United Kingdom, 1974
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Guinea gold

Australia, 1932
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Song of the south

India, 1954
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Economic development

Australia, 1959
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African awakening

United Kingdom, 1962
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