Film Record: Peru 1946 – International College of Surgeons 5th International Assembly

Image from Movie Makers, Dec. 1946, 466.

Date produced: 1946

Filmmaker(s):

A. I. Willinsky

Country of Production:

Canada

Languages:

English

Duration:

01:05:00

Length:

1 reel

Format:

16mm

Colour:

Colour

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

Ontario Jewish Archives list of titled amateur films

Description:

"Item is a film production of Dr. and Mrs. Willinsky's trip to Lima, Peru to attend the 5th International Assembly of the International College of Surgeons. Footage of assembly delegates, landmarks and the local population are interspersed with captions added by Dr. Willinsky. Included are scenes of assembly delegates near Lima's Workman's Hospital, Sadie visiting the home of the assembly's chairman and entering the palace of Peru's president for a luncheon, sights along the streets of San Martin, cathedrals, shots taken from a moving train, and images of the Ricmac River from a nearby road." Ontario Jewish Archives.

Resources:

Also possibly titled or related to Picturesque Peru (see Movie Makers, Dec. 1946, 466).

This film is a part of the Dr. A. I. Willinsky fonds held by the Ontario Jewish Archives.

Locations:

• Lima, Peru (Filming)
• San Martin, Peru (Filming)
• Rimac River, Peru (Filming)

Subjects:

• Medicine
• Nature
• South America
•           Rivers
•      Manners and Customs
•      Travel
•      Cities and towns

Genre:

• Travelogue

Form:

• Feature

Tags:

Repository:

Dr. A. I. Willinsky fonds, Ontario Jewish Archives

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