THE PANAMA CANAL—GATEWAY TO THE WORLD

Duration: 14 min

Year Published: 1961

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: Discusses the economic importance of the Panama Canal to the United States and to the rest of the world. Explains the unsuccessful French attempt to build a passage through the isthmus, and describes the rights and obligations of the United States. Follows a pilot as he guides a large oil tanker through the canal, showing the locks in action as the ship crosses the continental divide, pulled by powerful locomotives.

Complete Record: Source: EBF Interest level: el-jh-sh-ad Guide: Guide Price: $75, rent $4; color $150, rent $6 Format: sd b&w Catalog numbers: LC card Fi A 61-453

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)