Synopsis
This film from the 1960s offers a vivid depiction of various scenes ranging from everyday life to more dramatic events. It opens with panoramic views of mountains and cities, showing ships moving through rivers, docking, and cityscapes bustling with pedestrians and vehicles. Neighborhoods and landmarks like forts, stadiums, and temples are prominently featured, highlighting the natural beauty and architectural significance of the locations. Scenes transition to rural and village life, depicting men riding and working with elephants, people engaging in agricultural activities, and villagers performing daily chores and participating in ceremonial traditions. The film also captures serene moments like a couple walking through a flower-filled yard, people riding horses through rainforests, and flower fields under the open sky. A darker turn is taken with the depiction of opium use and the narcotics trade, showing opium dens, men preparing and smoking opium, and the police raiding these locations, arresting individuals, and seizing drug paraphernalia. This is contrasted with efforts towards rehabilitation, as seen in scenes of men entering an opium treatment center and engaging in craft-making and other activities. The film concludes with bustling harbor scenes, busy city streets, market activities, and the meticulous operations of drug enforcement, including the detection and confiscation of hidden drugs. This multifaceted portrayal provides a comprehensive look at the…
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- Running time
- 27 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Narcotic Trade
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Help Us Stamp Out The Opium Trade · Spuzz · 2023-03-15
So-So look at the opium trade. Gives us a bit of statistics about drugs, the lights go all loopy, and then we're in some Asian country (presumably China?) where we are shown how Opium is made, processed and used. I was ACTUALLY hoping for something a little more dramatic with that title, but hey, if they say (this is silent by the way) that Opium is the scourge of the earth, then let them! Shows some busts and OTC's (Opium Treatment Centres). Also shows some smuggling techniques. Dear god, was that an ACTUAL Drug Mule we saw? Best shot is at the end, where unscrupolous looking men (they're…