Tehran: The Old Meets The New (1)

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Report from Tehran, highlighting the city's mixture of ancient tradition and oil-funded modernity.

Footage of muscular bare-chested man beating large drum (which is tucked underneath his left arm) with his hands. Titles displayed over this footage: ITN Presents/Roving Report/Teheran Today. Shots of more muscular bare chested men twirling enormous clubs around to the rhythm of the drumming man, who then begins to sing. Commentary: Cyrus, King of the Medes and Persians, trained his warriors like this. Shots of muscular men doing press-ups and more club twirling, watched by audience of men in suits. Piece to camera: Brinton picks up one of the clubs. It is so heavy he can barely lift it. He is in a wrestling club, but one that also encourages its members to write poetry. Shot of bas-relief of Persian poet Ferdowsi on wall of gym. Cut to Brinton leaving the gym and getting into large, American car. Street scenes: double-decker buses, traffic policeman, sheep in the road, men on bikes, man on a cart being pulled by a donkey; veiled women and women wearing western style clothing. Ext. shot of Teheran bazaar, with car park and modern frontage. Shot of Brinton entering bazaar. Shots inside bazaar: stalls and crowds of people. Sequence of shots showing life inside the bazaar, focussing on stall owners: craftsman hammering out small metal bowl; man working on earring with a pair of pliers: he finishes his work and adds pair of earrings to the display on his stall; man using abacus; man pulling cart laden with carpets; man carrying carpet on his back; man repairing carpets; two men weaving a carpet. Exterior. Shot of man chiselling piece of masonry. Flute seller playing flute. Shots of wooden scaffolding outside new building. General views of work going on on building site: mixing cement, laying bricks. Various shots of new buildings in Teheran. Shot of brickworks: views of smoking chimney and piles of bricks. Brinton visits National Iranian Oil Company. Shot of him entering company building. Interview with chairman, who tells him how the nationalisation of oil has helped the country.

Date: 06/07/1960

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News & Politics

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