Moroccan Fantasia

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

666

Date Released

28 Sep 1967

Date recorded

29 Aug 1967

Length of issue (in feet)

675

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Moroccan Fantasia

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

Pathe synopsis: Snake-charmers, acrobats, African dancers, mystics, story-tellers: the ingredients of one of the strangest open-air circuses in the world - The Square of the Dead in Marrakech, Morocco. It’s a Mecca for the tourist as is the early morning camel market where the desert traders collect their caravans; the colour splashed bazaars where you can buy an "antique rifle" made that very morning; the Royal Palace where the King and Crown Prince parade on their national day; the Haras Marocains national stud for the breeding of Arab Stallions; and the most fantastic of all the Fantasia. See Berber horsemen, armed to the teeth, charging through the smoke of their mock battle; Morocco’s version of a mediaeval jousting tournament.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Scenery and travel

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Wilfrid Thomas

Length of story (in feet)

624

Story extras:

Film clip

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