Synopsis
This 1960 color film about Jerusalem is part of “The Land of the Bible” series, a Family Films Production. It highlights different religions but makes many references specifically to Jesus. The film opens with a view of Jerusalem from a distance that moves into the stone walls. A young boy walks down the slope next to a large stone wall. The city on the hill is panned from multiple angles to include the Islamic Dome of the Rock (:14- 2:15 ). Priests walk in a processional, followed by pilgrims carrying candles and torches as they walk to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (Sepulchre). Inside the Church, the candlelit faces of old people and children are shown in prayer ( 2:16 - 3:38 ). The walls surrounding Jerusalem are panned. Young boys run and play on the top of a wall ( 3:39 - 4:55 ). Tourist policemen (the name the boy gives them) tell them to come down, and a uniformed officer dressed in khakis and what looks like a British tropical helmet is shown up-close ( 4:56 - 5:23 ). Two boys play a game trying to crack each other’s hard-boiled egg ( 5:24 - 5:59 ). The boy walks through narrow shadow streets with bursts of light ( 6:00 - 6:55 ). A potter makes a fluted vase on a wheel that is hand-turned using his feet ( 6:56 - 7:34 ). He buys baklava pastries off a large tray from a street vendor ( 7:35 - 8:08 ). The boy and his friends play a game where they bounce a ball off the wall only using their heads ( 8:09 - 8:39 ). The Via Dolorosa has arches over it ( 8:40 - 9:15 ).…
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- Running time
- 16 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
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- Stock Footage