[1950s HOME MOVIE EPIC TRIP TO EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND NORTH AFRICA EGYPT, LEBANON]

Genre: home movie

Year Published: 1950s

Color: Color

Sound: silent

Description: Shot by an unknown American amateur filmmaker, this silent 1950s home movie shows a couple’s epic trip through Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. The film starts in Europe with the most extensive footage in Switzerland, with picturesque cities and mountains. It also briefly shows Austria and Italy, before continuing to Greece. They then journey through Turkey, Lebanon, and Palestine incluiding Istanbul and Jerusalem. Their trip ends in Egypt, with extensive street footage from Cairo and of the Great Pyramids. The film focuses mainly on tourist attractions but also extensively shows everyday life with shots of people and streets in all of the cities visited. 0:08 “Switzerland,” 0:25 the Reformation Wall in Geneva, 0:58 the Hotel du Rhone , 1:10 the Rhone in Geneva, 1:29 the water front at Lake Geneva, 1:56 the Brunswick Monument, 2:13 waterfront and the Jet d’Eau, 2:24 swans on the Rhone, 3:10 Geneva from a boat on the lake, 3:40 the Jet d’Eau 3:50 sailboats in front of a Swiss flag, 4:19 street shots from Montreux, 5:04 the Montreux Palace, 5:26 panoramic view 6:07 farms in the Swiss countryside, 6:41 rivers meeting in Interlaken, 6:48 Lake Brienz, 7:11 a shot from above of Interlaken, the surrounding villages, and Lake Thun, 7:50 Close up of Poster for the Jungfrau Railway on the way to Jungfraujoch Mountain, 8:28 the couple at the viewing platform on Jungfraujoch, 8:47 a man driving a dogsled, 9:24 views of the mountains and the Aletsch Glacier, 10:07 the couple on the Jungfraujoch Summit, 10:36 Aletsch Glacier 11:10 Jungfrau Railway during descent, 12:10 a boat arriving at the Beatenberg cable car 13:28 Lake Thun 14:02 gardens at the Kursaal-Interlaken, 14:53 the Hotel Victoria in Interlaken, 15:14 Lake Grimsel and the Hotel Grimsel Pass 16:18 Tell Monument in Altdorf, 16:30 Conditorei W. Huber in Altdorf, 16:40 the Lion Monument in Lucerne, 16:46 Lucerne and the Reuss River, 16:57 Lucerne Chapel Bridge, 17:06 a market by the Chapel Bridge, 17:51 Rhone Glacier and the valley below, 18:58 ice cave at Rhone Glacier, 19:27 Hotel Galenstock, 19:44 Hotel Goldener Adler in Lucerne, 20:10 street shots from Lucerne, 20:30 Hotel des Balances in Lucerne, 20:54 Church of St. Leodegar, 21:13 Schweizerhof Hotel in Lucerne, 21:26 Lake Lucerne, 22:05 views from a cable car 24:08 overview of Innsbruck, Austria, 24:23 Maria Theresien Street in Innsbruck, 24:58 street scenes from Innsbruck, 25:53 panorama Zurich, 26:24 Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich, 26:40 the Alps seen from airplane 27:14 TWA Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation at Malpensa Airport in Milan, 27:21 Greece 27:49 the Acropolis 29:01 the Porch of Caryatids, 29:52 olive tree, 29:59 Hosios Loukas in Delphi, 30:14 a fishing boat 30:27 the Temple of Zeus in Athens, 30:46 the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, 31:24 the walls of the Acropolis, 31:38 close up of the Acropolis and a view of Athens, 32:18 ruins of Ancient Corinth, 33:41 ruins in Epidaurus, 35:46 the Ancient Theater 36:38 the Bourtzi Water Castle f38:01 Greek Presidential Guard 38:32 Turkey 38:44 Bosporus, 39:02 Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, 39:10 Hagia Sophia, 40:00 Grand Bazaar 40:26 walls of Constantinople, 40:52 Bosporus from a boat, 42:00 street scenes, 42:23 boat trip 43:01 panorama Istanbul, 43:32 Lebanon 43:41 Christ is King Statue 43:50 archeological site, 44:09 mountain road, 44:53 donkey and camel caravans, 45:00 farmer with horse, 45:20 Lebanese Cedar Trees, 46:23 a DC-3 taking off from Beirut Airport, 46:32 “The Holy Land Jerusalem”, 46:58 panoramic views of Jerusalem, 47:18 the Al-Aqsa Mosque, 47:35 the Western Wall, 47:44 narrow streets in Jerusalem, 48:11 the Old City in Jerusalem, 48:38 panorama of Jerusalem including Al-Aqsa Mosque, 49:08 the Garden Tomb, 50:37 Bethlehem, 51:30 ruins in Al-Eizariya, Palestine, 51:59 the Jordan River, 52:15 farms near the Dead Sea, 53:06 shore of the Dead Sea, 53:19 Jerusalem, 54:02 a mosque in a village, 54:16 Egypt travel poster, 54:45 Cairo including Pyramids, 55:25 the Nile River, 55:36 Egyptian Museum, 56:03 railway crossing in Cairo, 56:18 people in Cairo, 56:36 Saint Sergiues and Bacchus Church in Cairo, 57:49 boats on the Nile, 58:11 a cattle market, 58:40 camels 59:05 ruins in Mit Rahina,59:46 the Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, 1:00:03 the Temple of Ptah, 1:00:12 the Pyramid of Djoser and Memphis archeological site, 1:00:31 the Saqqara Citadel, 1:01:39 a desert camp near Giza, 1:02:24 riding on camels 1:03:14 the Great Pyramid 1:03:53 Nile at sunset, 1:04:05 the Great Pyramids at sunset, 1:04:32 obelisk, 1:05:19 wife rides a camel 1:06:33 in front of the Great Pyramid 1:07:06 camel ride, 1:08:07 the Sphinx, 1:09:40 the Great Pyramid, 1:09:51 The End

Complete Record: Shot by an unknown American amateur filmmaker, this silent 1950s home movie shows a couple’s epic trip through Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. The film starts in Europe with the most extensive footage in Switzerland, with picturesque cities and mountains. It also briefly shows Austria and Italy, before continuing to Greece. They then journey through Turkey, Lebanon, and Palestine incluiding Istanbul and Jerusalem. Their trip ends in Egypt, with extensive street footage from Cairo and of the Great Pyramids. The film focuses mainly on tourist attractions but also extensively shows everyday life with shots of people and streets in all of the cities visited. 0:08 “Switzerland,” 0:25 the Reformation Wall in Geneva, 0:58 the Hotel du Rhone , 1:10 the Rhone in Geneva, 1:29 the water front at Lake Geneva, 1:56 the Brunswick Monument, 2:13 waterfront and the Jet d’Eau, 2:24 swans on the Rhone, 3:10 Geneva from a boat on the lake, 3:40 the Jet d’Eau 3:50 sailboats in front of a Swiss flag, 4:19 street shots from Montreux, 5:04 the Montreux Palace, 5:26 panoramic view 6:07 farms in the Swiss countryside, 6:41 rivers meeting in Interlaken, 6:48 Lake Brienz, 7:11 a shot from above of Interlaken, the surrounding villages, and Lake Thun, 7:50 Close up of Poster for the Jungfrau Railway on the way to Jungfraujoch Mountain, 8:28 the couple at the viewing platform on Jungfraujoch, 8:47 a man driving a dogsled, 9:24 views of the mountains and the Aletsch Glacier, 10:07 the couple on the Jungfraujoch Summit, 10:36 Aletsch Glacier 11:10 Jungfrau Railway during descent, 12:10 a boat arriving at the Beatenberg cable car 13:28 Lake Thun 14:02 gardens at the Kursaal-Interlaken, 14:53 the Hotel Victoria in Interlaken, 15:14 Lake Grimsel and the Hotel Grimsel Pass 16:18 Tell Monument in Altdorf, 16:30 Conditorei W. Huber in Altdorf, 16:40 the Lion Monument in Lucerne, 16:46 Lucerne and the Reuss River, 16:57 Lucerne Chapel Bridge, 17:06 a market by the Chapel Bridge, 17:51 Rhone Glacier and the valley below, 18:58 ice cave at Rhone Glacier, 19:27 Hotel Galenstock, 19:44 Hotel Goldener Adler in Lucerne, 20:10 street shots from Lucerne, 20:30 Hotel des Balances in Lucerne, 20:54 Church of St. Leodegar, 21:13 Schweizerhof Hotel in Lucerne, 21:26 Lake Lucerne, 22:05 views from a cable car 24:08 overview of Innsbruck, Austria, 24:23 Maria Theresien Street in Innsbruck, 24:58 street scenes from Innsbruck, 25:53 panorama Zurich, 26:24 Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich, 26:40 the Alps seen from airplane 27:14 TWA Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation at Malpensa Airport in Milan, 27:21 Greece 27:49 the Acropolis 29:01 the Porch of Caryatids, 29:52 olive tree, 29:59 Hosios Loukas in Delphi, 30:14 a fishing boat 30:27 the Temple of Zeus in Athens, 30:46 the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, 31:24 the walls of the Acropolis, 31:38 close up of the Acropolis and a view of Athens, 32:18 ruins of Ancient Corinth, 33:41 ruins in Epidaurus, 35:46 the Ancient Theater 36:38 the Bourtzi Water Castle f38:01 Greek Presidential Guard 38:32 Turkey 38:44 Bosporus, 39:02 Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, 39:10 Hagia Sophia, 40:00 Grand Bazaar 40:26 walls of Constantinople, 40:52 Bosporus from a boat, 42:00 street scenes, 42:23 boat trip 43:01 panorama Istanbul, 43:32 Lebanon 43:41 Christ is King Statue 43:50 archeological site, 44:09 mountain road, 44:53 donkey and camel caravans, 45:00 farmer with horse, 45:20 Lebanese Cedar Trees, 46:23 a DC-3 taking off from Beirut Airport, 46:32 “The Holy Land Jerusalem”, 46:58 panoramic views of Jerusalem, 47:18 the Al-Aqsa Mosque, 47:35 the Western Wall, 47:44 narrow streets in Jerusalem, 48:11 the Old City in Jerusalem, 48:38 panorama of Jerusalem including Al-Aqsa Mosque, 49:08 the Garden Tomb, 50:37 Bethlehem, 51:30 ruins in Al-Eizariya, Palestine, 51:59 the Jordan River, 52:15 farms near the Dead Sea, 53:06 shore of the Dead Sea, 53:19 Jerusalem, 54:02 a mosque in a village, 54:16 Egypt travel poster, 54:45 Cairo including Pyramids, 55:25 the Nile River, 55:36 Egyptian Museum, 56:03 railway crossing in Cairo, 56:18 people in Cairo, 56:36 Saint Sergiues and Bacchus Church in Cairo, 57:49 boats on the Nile, 58:11 a cattle market, 58:40 camels 59:05 ruins in Mit Rahina,59:46 the Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, 1:00:03 the Temple of Ptah, 1:00:12 the Pyramid of Djoser and Memphis archeological site, 1:00:31 the Saqqara Citadel, 1:01:39 a desert camp near Giza, 1:02:24 riding on camels 1:03:14 the Great Pyramid 1:03:53 Nile at sunset, 1:04:05 the Great Pyramids at sunset, 1:04:32 obelisk, 1:05:19 wife rides a camel 1:06:33 in front of the Great Pyramid 1:07:06 camel ride, 1:08:07 the Sphinx, 1:09:40 the Great Pyramid, 1:09:51 The End