Presented by Czechoslovak State Films, this 1950s film is a “pictorial report by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the visit to Czechoslovakia of the Economic Commission for Europe delegation.” The film opens with a shot of Prague looking across the Vltava River at what appears to be the skyline of the Old Town Square area. The ECE delegation arrives at the airport aboard a Swiss Air Lines plane (00:54). The delegation walks with members past a “historical memorial” (01:40), including a castle south of Prague. Viewers see the giant rock formations Prachov Rocks (02:10); men take photographs of the “Bohemian Paradise” landscape. The delegation visits the hydroelectric dam at Slapy (02:44), then they tour the famous brewery in Pilsen (03:10). Delegates walk out of the brewery with bottles of beer in their hands; they look at an old large stone vat that was used to boil beer. Next, the delegates tour the Zetor tractor factory in Brno (03:55). They watch men work on the production line, assembling Z 35 tractors. Zetor Super tractors sit outside the factory (04:37), and a man gives a maneuverability test demonstration on one of the caterpillar models of the tractors, driving over rocks and other obstacles. Delegates ride a train through the Czech countryside (05:27), and the film shows winter barley fields. A new combine harvester harvests the grain (06:00). At an equipment station, delegates examine the combine harvesters. The film then takes viewers to an agricultural cooperative with its new residential buildings (06:40). A man moves manure. Viewers see livestock at the cooperative, including cattle and chickens. A woman feeds chickens. At Kladruby, delegates visit the National Horse Breeding farm and see where thoroughbred horses are raised. Horses run through the grounds (07:40). The ECE delegates are greeted with the ancient Slav custom of bread and salt at a collective farm (08:07). Delegates tour the grounds of the collective. The collective puts on a large feast outside on picnic tables for the delegates (09:02), and the film shows the leader of the Soviet delegation, the German Democratic Republic delegates, and the American delegate. Later, at a palace, men play folk music and Czech girls dance with the delegates (09:33). The film concludes with footage of everyone dancing in front of the castle. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference." This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com
