Two colour stories, one about Saudi Arabia the other about Lido Show in Paris, France. Colour item.
M/S the Mecca road, zoom back to big panoramic view. Aerial view of the road. M/S buildings in Mecca and main street. M/S mosque. M/S people walking around Quaba tomb,...
Two colour stories, one about Saudi Arabia the other about Lido Show in Paris, France. Colour item.
M/S the Mecca road, zoom back to big panoramic view. Aerial view of the road. M/S buildings in Mecca and main street. M/S mosque. M/S people walking around Quaba tomb, pan down to more people walking. Interior mosque. M/S's archway inside, pan to another. M/S three people looking at archways. M/S dome in ceiling.
Exterior M/S school. Various interior shots young girls round tables. Various shots boys working in class. Various shots boys working in science room. M/S oil refinery. C/U pipes, pan to more. M/S the refinery. Various shots iron foundry. Interior M/S television studio in Jeddah. M/S cameraman. M/S taken from the booth of band playing. Various shots modern buildings in Saudi Arabia.
M/S pan along the Champs Elysees in Paris. M/S the lido and man on horseback galloping along. Various shots girls dancing on stage. C/U girl on revolving stage. M/S girls walking around iron set on stage. C/U and M/S two men and a girl dancing on stage. Good C/U Salvador Dali, he holds his eye glasses up. Various shots women parading on stage in medieval costumes with big head-dresses.
Various shots men waving banners about on stage. Good C/U film star Brigitte Bardot. Zoom in to girls dancing on stage. C/U man with huge head-dress on. C/U woman in audience watching. M/S and C/U girls in colourful costume on stage dancing about. C/U girl's head-dress, C/U man's head-dress. M/S's men and women dancing. Zoom in to waterfall at back of stage. L/S dancers in front of the waterfall.
Cataloguer's note: amazing outfits in the Lido show!
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