STK-ID 9314

Various shots of people walking in streets of Moroccan city, entering and coming off bus, chatting, resting. Shots of shoeshine boy at work, of elderly hunchbacked woman plodding across square with help of cane in each hand. LAS of minaret in the distance. TILT DOWN to shopkeeper squatting in front of shop, minding small pile of fruits on display. Interior shot of man hammering tin pan. Shot of street going through typically moorish arch. MS of man sharpening knife on grindstone. Shot of sign re fortune-telling on facade of shop, TILT DOWN to interior and patrons. Shot of facade of Moslem church, of artistically stained-glass window. TILT UP to minaret. HAS of people walking into large arched entrance. MS of burnoosed figure sitting on roof top. PAN to street and traffic far below. HASs of streets, squares, pedestrians by the hundreds. Several shots of children playing in streets, of adults sitting in groups, chatting, of pedestrians moving about. Shot along modern boulevard. MS of traffic, cars and bicycles.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Emergency in Morocco
Location
Morocco
Year
1959
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 35 mm, Digital Video Disk, HDCAM SR
Shooting format
35mm neg b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3, ANAMORPHIC_4/3
Available resolutions
1920 x 1080