Film Record: Indonesia to Europe

Identifier:

• 2004.22.5-1 (Source: https://collections.si.edu/search/detail/edanmdm:siris_arc_373978)

Date produced: 1935

Filmmaker(s):

Walter Link

Languages:

English

Length:

400 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

B&W

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

Human Studies Film Archives list of amateur titled works

Description:

"Film footage moderately edited with added intertitles, shot in Ceylon, Egypt, and Italy by oil explorer and geologist Walter Link during his personal vacation, records various tourist destinations. Landmarks include: the beach and harbor at Colombo, Sri Lanka (Ceylon); the Sphinx, pyramids, Mosque of Mohamed Ali and Egyptian Museum in and around Cairo, Egypt; Villa San Michele in Capri, Italy; and St. Peters and the Coliseum in Rome, Italy. Footage consists mainly of sights and structures, and features little interaction with local inhabitants," Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Museum.

Locations:

• Ceylon (Filming)
• Egypt (Filming)
• Italy (Filming)

Subjects:

• Europe
•           Ocean
•           Beaches
•      Travel
•           Architecture
•      Cities and towns

Genre:

• Travelogue

Form:

• Short

Repository:

Walter Link Film Collection, ca. 1930-1969, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Museum

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