Land of the Buddha

Duration: 22

Year Published: 1950s

Creator: operational director, F.E. Wickremasooriya ; commentary, Patrick Whyte.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Credits: Wickremasooriya, F.E.; Hodgkins, W.E.; Gasper, Malcolm.; Whyte, Pat.; Nesbitt, Normand.; University of California (System). Extension Media Center.

Description: Credits taken from print.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; Photography, W.E. Hodgkins, Malcolm Gasper ; compiled and edited by Ezra Mir.; Narration: Normand Nesbitt.; A film about the Buddhist antiquities of Sri Lanka with visits to the fortress of Sigiriya, the sacred city of Anuradhapura, the Brazen Palace, the reclining Buddha at Gal Vihara, the Temple of the Bo Tree, Kandy and the Temple of the Tooth, Sri Pada (Adam's Peak), Mihintale and many dagobe (stupas).; PFA 1608-04-1493. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: April 2, 2004 scratched.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE