Synopsis
This black & white home movie was made in Morocco in 1933. Featured is the city of Marrakesh, a former imperial city in western Morocco, a major economic center and home to mosques, palaces and gardens. A symbol of the city, and visible for miles, is the Moorish minaret of 12th-century Koutoubia Mosque. Opening: outside of a building (:08). Near a pool (:52). People of Morocco, some wear turbans (1:13). Men and women walk around, wear heavy robes and turbans (1:49). A camel stands amongst the people; a boy rides a donkey (2:32). People of Morocco are crowded around one another (2:55). Children, men and women are in a crowd amongst a camel (3:52). Cars, people and animals (4:51). People ride donkeys past a car (5:30). Men on horseback in formation (5:52). Some people are kneeling in prayer as others stand near horses (6:44). Men on horseback in a line (7:32). A procession of men on horses (8:01). A windy, stormy day as wind blows through trees (8:32). People in a circle (8:53). Outside of the 12th-century Koutoubia Mosque are a large group of people (9:09). People mill about in the street outside of the Mosque (9:45). A circle of people watch as some people are in the middle (10:19).
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- Running time
- 11 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
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- Stock Footage