TO CATCH A DREAM

This color travel film is about the country of Spain and flying Iberia Airlines to get there. There is no copyright but based on research this is circa the late 1960s/early 1970s. It is narrated by Ricardo Montalbán. Opening: sun in the distance, castle walls, sheep walk down a street, windmills move, an altar boy rings a church bell on its roof, a priest walks by, a Spanish castle. This is Spain. An atomic powerplant shares the view with a statue of Columbus, facing the water. A man rides a donkey as trucks go down a street. Oxen, camels.A young boy, an older woman. A painting of the Virgin Mary. A fountain near a building. Close on an airplane wheel going down the runway. A jumbo jet takes off into the sky. The wheels disappear into the jet's undercarriage. Title: Iberia: Air Lines of Spain presents "To Catch a Dream" (:08-2:59). An Iberia jumbo jet flies in the sky. Interior cockpit shot. A stewardess pours drinks and ample food is shown on the plane. Cockpit shot of plane coming in for a landing in Madrid. Buildings, cars drive down its streets. Apartments, quaint streets, sidewalk cafes. Statues and fountains (3:00-5:02). Spanish watchtower built in the 13th century. Valleys where animals roam. A man skis down a hill. Nearby is the city of Segovia. Its iconic ancient Roman aqueduct has more than 118 arches stands above Plaza Azoguejo. A 15th century cathedral. Nearby is Ávila, a city in the rolling hill country northwest of Madrid. Known for its medieval city walls, with 80-plus crenelated, semicircular towers and 9 gates. Interiors of the majestic cathedral (5:03-8:27). Water fall. A stream passes under a bridge. Horses graze. The city of Toledo, its an ancient city set on a hill above the plains of Castilla-La Mancha in central Spain. A couple has lunch. Barcelona harbor. Boats float in the harbor. An airtram takes people over the harbor. Aerial shots of boats. Women repair a fishing net (8:28-10:19). A fountain. Dew falls in a forest. A palm tree near a church. A giant cathedral, the 'Basilica of the Holy Family', also known as the Sagrada Família, is a large unfinished Roman Catholic minor basilica in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Glass blowing. The glass is heated in a small furnace.Fountains flow (10:20-12:27). A bell rings. Festival day. People in costumes and on horseback. Women and men dance. Wine tasting. Barrels of wines surround the workers. All types of wines are poured from these barrels. A man tastes wine from a glass. Wine is poured and tasted. A grapevine. A man rides a horse. Fighting bulls on the plains are raised for the ring. One wild bull tries goring a man's horse while he's on it. A bullfighting pamphlet (12:28-15:20). Matadors ride horses in the arena. A man rides his horse near the bull. A matador pulls his cape as the bull goes through it. (15:20-16:23). Football in a Spanish arena. The most popular sport in Spain. 120,000 spectators watch. The lights at night in Spain. A nightclub has dancing. A woman dances in a club. A fountain. Aerial shot of Seville. Seville is the capital of southern Spain’s Andalusia region. Major landmarks include the ornate Alcázar castle complex, built during the Moorish Almohad dynasty. People walk the streets of Seville. Cars go by. The Gothic Seville Cathedral is the site of Christopher Columbus’s tomb. A family walk down a dirt road and wave at a passing bus. Málaga is a port city on southern Spain’s Costa del Sol, known for its high-rise hotels and resorts jutting up from yellow-sand beaches (16:24-20:20). Iberia airplane tailwing. The airline takes off to the canary islands of Spain. Tenerife, the largest island, is dominated by the sometimes-snowy active volcano Mt. Teide, its surface looks like that of the moon in certain spots. A tourbus drives down a street. Tourists walk around the rocky rocks. The plane flies to the Island of Majorca, which is one of Spain's Balearic Islands. The plane on the runway. Modern apartments and hotels. Beachgoers by the Mediterranean sea. A person waterskis. Aerial shots of a castle. The streets of Palma with paintings for sale. Lots of windmills (20:21-24:03). A person wears an odd mask and costume. People dance as older men play instruments. Women dancing 'kill' the masked odd man as part of a ritual. Nearby village of Petra. A jumbo jet takes off into the sky. A man is pulled in his wagon by a donkey. Spanish aerial shots. Fountains, people, couples riding horses, castles. Iberia airplane flies in the sky. A windmill. End credits (27:13-27:43).

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There is no copyright but based on research this is circa the late 1960s/early 1970s.

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[Music] warm and inviting serene in majestic history proud with his beauty and traditions [Music] [Music] this is Spain an inspiring mixture of the old and the new [Music] from here Columbus sailed the day his Statue faces the sea sharing the view with an atomic power plant [Music] the ships will definitions fly these waters here is the past and the present [Music] [Applause] [Music] the young and the young in heart here dedicated hands through the centuries have created works of immortality [Music] how can I tell you all the grandeur of Spain make you know the warmth of his people understand their pride the YC castles in Spain homes of kings do I see them or or is it that I just dreamed of such thing [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] mm out with imagination it is evident that a veil of important surrounds display or it is a magic carpet flying to a land that is a rainbow of color swift are the wings on route gracious hospitality that is Spain becomes apparent [Music] and now but with just moments more than dreams come true my drill only hours away from major airports of the world Madrid gateway to Europe a city of irresistible appeal modern buildings busy avenues and excellent hotels [Music] new apartments quaint Lynn streets sidewalk cafes a city of memorial fountains and statues here all roads lead to adventure within minutes of Madrid there stands a watchtower build in the 13th century by the Moors warm verdant valleys nestled in powering planes lies an excellent resort offering summertime and wintertime pleasures then the Magnificent castle in the city of Segovia home of Kings is a 13th century [Music] and long before their roles in history the Romans built this aqueduct to carry water into Segovia more than 95 feet in height almost 2,500 feet in length it contains a hundred and eighteen arches carved stones wedged into position no mortar was used a 15th century cathedral stands majestically her steeple pointing skyward not far from Segovia is the only completely walled city in the world Avila it was here that son thought that I saw one of the patron saints of Spain was born in 1515 [Music] although the city's believed to have existed in the first century it's wall and eighty-eight towers were built in the 11th century [Music] part of the wall is formed by a Cathedral the oldest active Cathedral in Spain the stones in this dome are held in place by mortar made of gold is this not the Land of Enchantment bridges built by Romans [Music] and suddenly there is a city of Toledo standing tall and regal high on a hill with the river toggles [ __ ] its base in the Middle Ages the steel of Toledo was the finest known the art of sword making continues today one can relax by broad windows overlooking the city [Music] through Iberia's domestic service but Solana is less than an hour from Madrid here Columbus was given a royal reception in 1493 Barcelona found that some 200 years before the time of Christ is a prosperous industrial center a ride on the funicular arrow over the harbor ships from all over the world anchor here a fishnet in time has not changed women repairing the net just as others have done for centuries here is contrasting beauty from this for the bald controversial lines of the sacred family church the Spanish architect gaudy began this work in the belief cathedrals should have a different flow of beauty [Music] Gardi died in 1926 before his creation was completed [Music] the centuries all art of glassblowing is still practice in Barcelona [Music] a Lamplighter heralds the hour for the fountains of Barcelona to begin the nightly pageant [Music] everywhere in Spain there are fountains but none more elaborate or breathtaking and here this is a happy land and on festival days gaiety knows no bounds in Andalusia thousands gather from cities and pueblos in bright Spanish costumes to sing and dance [Music] and in Spain pleasure goes hand-in-hand with wine this is the house of petal Domecq where Sherry's and brandi's are blended for worldwide enjoyment [Music] seven generations of the family have upheld the traditions of the house of the MEC and it all comes from the grape on the plains of Spain fighting bulls are raised for the ring [Music] only the bravest bulls are children [Music] until the 18th century men on horseback known as Laconia daughters fought the Bulls today in many of Spain's arenas one of any set aside to carry on that custom [Music] this is the firm in Bojorquez one of the finest Rohani Edoras in the world [Music] [Applause] [Music] bullfighting is an art the art of Spain a spectacle of life in death it was performed brilliantly by hostile eco [Music] Belmonte and the great monolith and there is football the most popular sport in Spain [Applause] a hundred and twenty thousand spectators are watching this contest everywhere in Spain there are excellent nightlife [Music] it is an hour from Barcelona to Sevilla [Music] the alqasas' of civilian this is one of the most remarkable experiences of a lifetime for now modern concepts must truly blend with history [Music] the royal families who live here editor influence to the decor of this ancient structure to walk four kings have walked to gaze upon gardens once beheld by Queens and their lovely ladies [Music] Sevilla a city of tranquil plazas little streets a proud past blending with modern times the Cathedral an architectural masterpiece along a quiet little road a family reflects the friendliness of the people of Spain a dignity nobility their Grace [Music] and along busier roads villages with medieval castles capture the attention like loja untogether and a stepper Granada the Alondra the minaret malaga with luxurious hotels facing the mediterranean along the coast of the sun [Music] Iberia takes you to the Canary Islands of Spain where according to legend the lost city of Atlantis lies buried in nearby waters Kennedy faced the most unusual of the Canaries a volcano pour lava over the island many years ago leaving a landscape possibly resembling the surface of the Moon [Music] flying 10 miles a minute above storms and turbulence over a mass of water where for centuries man battled weather and waves to inch his way to beckoning Shores sitting like a jewel in the blue of the Mediterranean the island of Majorca [Music] Palma capital of Majorca trucks visitors from every country in the world modern apartments nearly touched the sea in hotels attempt to belie the antiquity of his island paradise flowers villas [Music] a land of joy of romance [Music] history [Music] the streets of Parma [Music] windmills are everywhere windmills of Cervantes Don Quixote Dulcinea del Toboso in Sancho Panza [Music] only a few miles from Palma one can witness the devil dance as all as the island cell [Music] the power of good aided by the virtues eludes the power of evil [Music] nearby in the village of Petra is the birthplace of father Frey honey perro Sarah the founder of the California missions [Music] and there is the village of monochrome humble the world-famous pearls of Majorca to visit this island absorb its subtropical climate and enjoys charms weather on the beaches of its southern coast or in the beauty of its mountains on the north is to enrich the soul with priceless memories [Music] [Music] now you have seen this land of Spain the enchantment the endless beauty [Music] castles in Spain are not as remote as they seem [Music] it takes only these wings to catch a dream [Music] [Applause] [Music]

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