They Planted a Stone

They Planted a Stone
Directed by	Robin Carruthers
Written by	Robin Carruthers
Produced by	James Carr
Edited by	Francis Cockburn
Production company	World Wide Pictures
Distributed by	Central Office of Information
Release date	1953 (1953)
Running time	26 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

They Planted a Stone is a 1953 British short black and white documentary film directed and written by Robin Carruthers and produced by James Carr for the Ministry of Informatio n/Central Office of Information. ^{[1] [2]}

Synopsis

The film portrays how dams, barrages and irrigation canals were constructed on the Nile in Sudan, to generate hydroelectricity, irrigate the desert and create such projects as the Gezira Scheme. ^[3]

Cast

• Gordon Henry Davies as commentator (Western voice)
• John Akar as commentator (Sudanese voice)

Accolades

The film was nominated for the 1954 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "They Planted a Stone". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
2. Russell, Patrick; Piers Taylor, James (2010). Shadows of Progress : Documentary Film in Post-War Britain. BFI Publishing. p. 64. ISBN   9781838718138.
3. "They Planted a Stone". Colonial Film. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
4. "The 26th Academy Awards (1954) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
5. "NY Times: They Planted a Stone". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2008.

External links

• They Planted a Stone at IMDb
• Watch They Planted a Stone at Colonial Film: Moving Images of the British Empire