This color educational film is about the 1967 International and Universal Exposition or Expo 67, which was a general exhibition, Category One World's Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This was made in 1967 and is told in stills pictures.
Opening: Flowers, lights, colors, Montreal skyline. Credits: This was Expo 67 (:06-:44). For the Expo 67, islands were constructed in the middle of the St. Lawrence River. Harbors were built. Giant Expo sign with a woman in it. An oceanliner. A train near snow capped mountains. A Canadian Pacific jumbo jet. Cars. Groups of people. Montreal's luxury hotel, the new Chateau Champlain. Opening ceremony April 27, 1967, stills of people, fountains, mini rail, monorail, expo express, cable car, gondolas, hover craft, large crowd, urban housing. Inside of a new habitat of urban housing apartments (:45-3:11). A photographic exhibit, photos on a wall as people look at them. Man and sports, man and music. Pavilions lit up at night. A long line waiting to get into a Pavilion during the day. Human organ exhibit. Teeth. Psychological instincts. Medical services. A fountain. Man as a producer, the provider, the problems of man. A sign with a population count. Winter jacket. Space exploration exhibit (3:12-5:07). United Nations Pavilion: Canada exhibit, sites of Canada. Great Britain exhibit. Winston Churchill's face. France exhibit. Futuristic structure. People walk around inside. A woman smokes. The United States exhibit. Rail cars, U.S. Military man, designs. A crowd. Soviet Union exhibit. Poeple look at space designs. A park. Australia exhibit. Women and shoes. Netherlands exhibit. Little houses. Switzerland. Fountains. Swiss outfit. Belgium exhibit. Paintings, people look at them (5:08-9:22). Germany exhibit. Glassware. Austria exhibit. Italy exhibit. Italian military. An Italian woman. Yugoslavia exhibit. Czechoslovakia exhibit. Silver and glass. People look. Greece exhibit. Nude statues. Monaco, Egypt, Israel exhibits. Menorah as people sit (9:23-11:49). Uganda exhibit. Ghana, Tunisia, Morocco, Ethiopia, Jamaica, Japan exhibits. Korea exhibit. China exhibit. Chinese dolls. Burma exhibit. Jewels and statues (11:50-13:11). Thailand exhibit. India exhibit. Indian decor. Iran exhibit. Iranian flag. People walk. Mexico exhibit. Nuns and Mariachis. Caribbean countries exhibit. Cuba and Venezuela exhibits. Boys sit on a wall. Pavilion. New York exhibit. Maine, Vermont, and the provinces of Quebec exhibits. Ontario exhibit. Futuristic architecture (13:12-15:38). Western and Atlantic Provinces, Indian Pavilion. A man holds a hammer. Boy scout exhibits. Canadian pavilion. A woman smiles. Youth of Canada film shown in a packed theatre on a giant screen. Five senses of man exhibit. Telecommunications exhibit. test tubes (15:39-17:26). Steel, telephone, and polymer pavilion. A man and his home exhibit. Forest products. A long line. Women stand near a kaleidoscope sign. Intricate patterns and colors. Labyrinthe screens. Two on a motorcycle. Military show. Men march, British cannons. Ducks. Boats in the harbor. A smiling woman. Amusement rides. Carnival type rides. Ferris wheel, fireworks. Bumper cars. October 27, 1967 was the closing of the expo. Fountains at night (17:27-20:21). End credits (20:22-20:29).
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