| Reference Code | I/2-384 |
| Title | A Voyage with Our Sailors |
| Synopsis | A world map. Views of the port of Durrës and our ships, the Teuta and Butrinti. The ships Durrësi and Gjergj Kastrioti. Views of a steamship engine in operation. Students at the maritime school in Durrës studying and working. Cargo being loaded onto ships: chromium, bitumen, etc. Iliaz Reka, First Secretary of the Party Committee of the Durrës district, talking with our sailors. Resmi Shameti, once an ordinary sailor, is now captain of the Durrësi. The captain bids farewell to the ship’s sailors before going aboard the Tirana. The Durrësi completes loading and sets off on a long voyage. The ship sailing. The port of Durrës seen from the sea. The captain’s cabin. Beautiful nighttime panorama. Views of the coastline. Llogara seen from the sea. A cave at Karaburun. Sazan Island. General view of Saranda. The Mediterranean Sea. The Durrësi cutting through the waves. Cinematographer Sokrat Musha filming aboard the ship. Interview with Captain Fore Koreta, who explains the ship’s route using a map. Engine-room sailor Dilaver Shaqja speaks (sync). Officer Pandi Sota also speaks (sync). A fishing boat, a tanker and a scientific research vessel are seen in the Mediterranean Sea. The coast of Africa. Views of life in an African city. Women with headscarves and children on their backs. Views of work in the ship’s boiler room. Sailors carrying out a drill during a simulated alarm. Lifeboats are deployed. A sailor descends into the sea by rope. The coast of Algiers comes into view. A dolphin in the sea. Views of the Strait of Gibraltar. The Gibraltar lighthouse. Atlantic waves crashing against the ship. Amid the storm, sailors take measures to secure the vessel. Sailors working to repair a turbine breakdown. Wearing asbestos protective clothing, they enter the boiler and weld it. Chief engineer Dilaver Dani. Lunchtime aboard the ship, with roast chicken and other food. The ship’s radio operator at work. Views of Shanghai. The ocean liner Vlora arrives in China. Qemal Hoto, captain of the Vlora and a deputy of the People’s Assembly, is seen on the ship’s deck. Photograph of the ship Mati. Views of the Korabi sailing along the Dalmatian coast. Views of the beautiful Dalmatian islands. Our ships Skënderbeu and Korabi unloading cargo at the port of Trieste. Views of Venice, Italy, where our ship Partizani is docked. Venice’s waterways and characteristic bridges. Venice’s square filled with pigeons. Ancient buildings. An exhibition display featuring materials about the Party of Labour of Albania (PLA). A photograph of Enver Hoxha appears in the newspaper Nuova Unità. The sailors study Enver Hoxha’s works and the history of the PLA. The Durrësi heads east (the captain explains the route — sync). The ship sails through the fog, sounding its siren. Views of the Kiel Canal on the German coast. The Durrësi passes beneath the enormous bridge over the Kiel Canal. A map of the canal. A military base is seen near the Kiel Canal in West Germany. Jet aircraft and missiles. Ships sinking. Views of the port of Gdańsk, Poland. The Gdańsk Liberation Monument. Photographs of clashes between Gdańsk workers and the Polish revisionist police. Cargo being unloaded. The sailors explore the city’s attractions and visit the Gdańsk Observatory. Views of the port of Durrës as the ocean liner Tirana, commanded by Resmi Shameti, enters. Iliaz Reka, First Secretary of the district Party Committee, and Kico Ngjela, Minister of Trade, board the ship. The flag of the Tirana. The film is dedicated to the voyage of our ship Durrësi to several countries around the world. |
| Awards | |
| Screenwriter | Shkelzen Shala, Sokrat Musha, Naim Nova |
| Scriptwriter | |
| Director | Shkelzen Shala |
| Music Arrangement | Nina Harito |
| Camera | Sokrat Musha |
| Designer | |
| Editing | Emine Kasapi |
| Sound | Loni Progri |
| Category | Documentaries |
| Chroma | Black and White |
| Year | 1971 |
| Release date | 1971 |
| Reels | 4 |
| Length (in minutes) | 39 |
| Country of origin | Shqiperi |
| Shooting locations | |
| Producers | Kinostudio “Shqiperia e re” |
| Notes | |
| © Copyright | Arkivi Qendror Shtetëror i Filmit |
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