Educational Film “Historic Galilee” 85924 (1956)

Synopsis

This film depicts Galilee; a mountainous region in northern Israel known for the Sea of Galilee where tradition states Jesus walked on water here. It shows the area in the mid to late 1950’s pointing to specific religious landmarks and their significance. It was presented by Films of the Nations (:09) with Peter Allen as the narrator (:29). The film was produced by Maurice Broen (:34). It opens with a shot of Galilee (:55). The film addresses Galilee to be in Palestine as it had been Palestinian territory at the time. The word Galilee is shown to mean ‘the circle’ (1:02). Upper Galilee is a highland country with a pleasant climate and lower Galilee is a region of valleys and fertile land (1:09). The area where the plateau descends is shown (1:23) with the Sea of Galilee below (1:27). The Jordan River runs through here (1:30). Mount of Beatitudes is a hill from which it is said Jesus had delivered his sermon of Christian Beatitude (1:37). Carmel Mount is shown and this location is referenced to in scriptures (1:46). Sitting on the northern end of the country, is the Stella Maris Monastery; a Carmelite church (1:55). A view is provided from where the church rests of the Mediterranean Sea as well as the Sea of Galilee (2:00). A monument is shown marking the common grave of the French soldiers of Bonaparte (2:12). Within the church is an altar with a statue of Our Lady the Virgin Mary holding her son (2:25). The Sacred Heart statue is also pointed out (2:38). Below the main…

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Running time

12 minutes

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Ephemeral Films

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