Report From the Banks of the Nile

Views of Cairo - the capital of Egypt: streets, squares. Classes of Egyptian schoolchildren in schools, students at the University of Cairo. The movement of ships along the Suez Canal. The work of Egyptian peasants in the field, picking fruits. Views of the city of Port Said, destroyed by the Israeli artillery of city buildings. Fire at an oil refinery. Restoration work at the site of the destroyed plant. Construction of the Aswan hydroelectric power station (chronicle). Arrival to Port Said of the Soviet cruiser. Visiting the cruiser by residents of the city. The film uses footage from a chronicle that captures Israeli aggression in the Arab territories.

B&W

2

1968