They Planted a Stone

They Planted a Stone is a 1953 British short documentary film directed and written by Robin Carruthers and produced by James Carr.^[1] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.^[2][3]

They Planted a Stone
Directed by	Robin Carruthers
Written by	Robin Carruthers
Produced by	James Carr
Production company	World Wide Pictures
Distributed by	Central Office of Information
Release date	1953 (1953)
Running time	26 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Synopsis

The film portrays how dams, barrages and irrigation canals were constructed on the Nile in Sudan, to generate hydroelectricity, irrigate the desert and create such projects as the Gezira Scheme.^[4]