Film Record: Bridge, The

Identifier:

• 4303 (Source: East Anglian Film Archive)

Date produced: 1928

Filmmaker(s):

Joris Ivens

Country of Production:

Netherlands

Languages:

English

Duration:

00:18:00

Length:

400 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

B&W

Sound Notes:

Silent

Description:

"Detailed coverage of the massive structure and complex mechanism of a railway lifting bridge." (EAFA Database)

Resources:

IAC Film Library Catalogue (Silent and Sound). Institute of Amateur Cinematographers, 1975.
This film is part of the Institute of Amateur Cinematographers Collection held by the East Anglian Film Archive, Norwich, UK.

Locations:

• Rotterdam, Netherlands (Filming)

Subjects:

• Arts
•      Art
•           Architecture

Genre:

• Documentary

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Repository:

Institute of Amateur Cinematographers Collection, East Anglian Film Archive

Viewing Notes:

"Barges, ships and tugs pass under and a train travels over. Personnel shown briefly - concentration on machinery. Coverage includes shots from topmost part of span and from rail-bed level." (EAFA Database)

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