Top of page

Film, Video Along the upper Nile French language translation title: Tout le long du Nil supérieur

Digital viewing copy

About this Item

Title

  • Along the upper Nile

Other Title

  • French language translation title: Tout le long du Nil supérieur

Summary

  • Journey of a camel caravan encountering a tribe of Bicharyn Arabs who perform and offer a glimpse of their children.

Names

  • Pathé frères (France)
  • Pathé Frères (U.S.)
  • AFI/Anonymous Toledo Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Pathé Frères, [1908?].

Headings

  • -  Nile River
  • -  Bisharin (African people)
  • -  Camels--Africa, North
  • -  Caravans--Africa, North

Genre

  • Actualities (Motion pictures)
  • Travelogues (Motion pictures)
  • Silent films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  Main title found on interior title.
  • -  French language translation title, Tout le long du Nil supérieur, is supplied for the France in America project.
  • -  Incomplete: main title and parts of picture lacking.
  • -  On one film reel/videocassette with one other title; preceded by The Touaregs in their country.
  • -  The following four interior titles appear: The edge of the desert at Bedja Hadendoa; The journey is continued by "the ship of the desert"; A spear dance by the Arabs of the Bicharyn tribe; The rising Bicharyn generation.
  • -  The digital file and Betacam SP were made from the viewing print (FEB 8434).
  • -  Digital files viewed.
  • -  Sources used: AFI STAR database record no. 7852; MAVIS record no. 24048.

Medium

  • viewing copy 1 videocassette of 1 (inc.) (Betacam SP) (ca. 3 min.) : si., b&w ; 1/2 in.
  • viewing print 1 film reel (inc.) (ca. 270 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel (inc.) (ca. 270 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • VRA 1878 (viewing copy)
  • FEB 8434 (viewing print)
  • FPE 2834 (dupe neg pic)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2006641957

Online Format

  • image
  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

The Library of Congress is not aware of any U.S. copyright or other restrictions in the vast majority of motion pictures in these collections. Absent any such restrictions, these materials are free to use and reuse.

In rare cases, copyrighted motion pictures are made available by special permission to the Library and may be used only for educational purposes. For example, the Gershwin home movies fall within this category. Rights assessment is your responsibility. No registration information exists for some titles, and reproduction of some titles may be restricted by privacy rights, publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Additionally, some works may still be protected by copyright in the United States or some foreign countries. The written permission of the copyright owners in materials not in the public domain is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions.

Whenever possible, we provide information that we have about copyright owners and related matters in the catalog records, finding aids and other texts that accompany collections. You should consult the catalog information that accompanies each item for specific information. This catalog data provides the details known to the Library of Congress regarding the corresponding item and may assist you in making independent assessments of the legal status of these items for their desired uses. You should also consult restrictions associated with donations to the Library.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division.

More about Copyright and other Restrictions.

For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Pathé Frères, U.S Pathé Frères, and Afi/Anonymous Toledo Collection. Along the upper Nile. [United States: Pathé Frères, ?, 1908] Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2006641957/.

APA citation style:

Pathé Frères, Pathé Frères, U. S. & Afi/Anonymous Toledo Collection. (1908) Along the upper Nile. [United States: Pathé Frères, ?] [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2006641957/.

MLA citation style:

Pathé Frères, U.S Pathé Frères, and Afi/Anonymous Toledo Collection. Along the upper Nile. [United States: Pathé Frères, ?, 1908] Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2006641957/>.