Prewar scenes of Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Yugoslavia
Creator(s)
- Imperial War Museums
Scope and Content
The documentary movie depicts the landscapes surrounding the Danube starting in Romania with the town of Turn-Severin located after the 'Iron Gate' and with pictures of orthodox priests and peasant life. Scenes of petroleum wells in the Carpathians, buildings in Bucharest, and the Danube delta located in the Dobrudscha province are shown. From Bulgaria there are scenes of village life and tobacco harvest. From Turkey, the island of Adakalah. Concerning Yugoslavia, there are pictures of the tributary Sava River, the city of Semendria, the Banat district, the capital Belgrade and the harbor city of Dubrovnik.
Note(s)
This not a propaganda movie, but more of a geography and nature documentary. While the chapter captions are in German, the describing titles in between are all in English. The movie ends suddenly without any recognizable editing. No credits are given. See Film and Video departmental files for documentation and a summary of the film.
Subjects
- RIVERS
- TOBACCO
- YUGOSLAVIA
- CITIES
- MOUNTAINS
- ROMANIA
- CLERGY
- VILLAGES
- PEASANTS
- CROATIA
- DANUBE RIVER
Places
- , Bulgaria
- , Croatia
- , Turkey
- Bucharest, Romania
- Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Genre
- Film
- Documentary.