CEYLON PEARL OF THE ORIENT 1950s SRI LANKA EDUCATIONAL FILM 86854

This 1952 travelogue film highlights Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), (00:00:35:00) known for centuries for the production of tea. Footage of it’s capital Colombo is seen at (00:01:00:00). At (00:01:30:00), we see footage of Ceylon’s previous capital, Kandy. Next we see the famous Buddhist temple, The Temple of the Tooth. (00:01:50:00) We then are treated to the magical sights of the Perahera yearly festival. (00:02:05:00) Principle crops (00:02:50:00) grown in Ceylon are rice, coconut, rubber and tea. Oxen (00:04:40:00) can be seen as part of a Ceylon farm. Footage of gemstone mines is shown at (00:05:10:00). Island fishing is shown at (00:06:10:00). Fishing sailboats are shown at (00:06:45:00). Incredible footage of elephants bathing is shown at (00:07:35:00). Famous Sigiriya Rock is shown at (00:08:55:00). Footage of Ceylon monkeys can be seen at (00:09:45:00), followed by amazing, crumbling stonework. Finally, we see footage of carved moonstones (00:11:10:00) and a pilgrimage to Adam’s Peak (00:11:45:00). Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. We collect, scan and preserve 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have films you'd like to have scanned or donate to Periscope Film, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the link below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com