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1. A city of Cathay (25:03)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Presents the people of the Sung dynasty in everyday activities in old Cathay through the use of a photographic representation of a famous Chinese art scroll. Uses music and narration to bring the ...

2. Afghanistan moves ahead (11:02)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Shows Afghanistan's traditional way of life, and pictures its efforts to develop and improve its agriculture and industry. Shows how the new knowledge and techniques brought in by the UN Technical ...

3. Artisans of Florence (20:34)

Date:
1947
Summary:
Students at the Institute of Art, in Florence, Italy, typify the Florentine love of beauty and skill in many arts and crafts. Shows homes, shops, and classrooms where they do sculpturing, drawing, ...

4. Family of free China (22:11)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Describes through the narration of Wang Shen, a teen-age boy of the village of Pingtung, Taiwan, his home life, educational system, improved farming techniques, village commerce and industries and ...

5. Fiestas of the hill (11:14)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Shows various religious festivals in Mexico. Included is the festival at Amecameca where dancers climb the trail to Sacramente, re-enacting part of a passion play. Also pictures Lenten pilgrims vis...

6. Finland : land of the North (17:01)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Describes the industries, the cities, and the people of Finland. Pictues various phases of the lumbering industry, shows farmlands, and explains the poor productivity of Finnish farms. Describes th...

7. Sweden in world affairs (29:28)

Date:
1963
Summary:
This program considers the role of the unaligned nation as defined by the late Dag Hammarskjold. Sweden, the narrator notes, remained neutral in both World War I and II, and has maintained a unani...

8. The enterprising society (29:06)

Date:
1963
Summary:
To show the structure of Swedish economy and to give a picture of modern industry in Sweden, this program follows four men through a work day. Since Sweden’s population is too small to support a m...

9. The expressive society (29:22)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Focuses upon actress Ingrid Thulin and producer-director Ingmar Bergman. Shows Miss Thulin at home and at work as she comments upon the acting profession in Sweden. Presents background to the dev...

10. The icicle and the sun (29:30)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Conveys an impression of the Swedish nation and people. The sun, the ice, and the snow are forces not only upon the face of the land, but also in the lives, the emotional make-up, and the activitie...

11. The just society (29:06)

Date:
1963
Summary:
This program, a survey of Sweden’s legal system, opens with a dramatization of a court case in which three juveniles are charged with auto theft and criminal assault. The film shows a panel of ele...