Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Foreign Special: Opening of Franco/Spanish Border

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
977
Date Released
23 Feb 1948
Date submitted
16 Feb 1948
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Opening of Franco/Spanish Border. DESCRIPTION: The border between France and Spain is re-opened and the first train travels across SHOTLIST: GV Frontier road shows barrier being raised traffic and people passing through. MS Bidassca and Fontarabia (two bridges). Arrival of first train. Train crosses frontier. French train enters Spanish territory. Shots of French and Spanish Guards at barrier. Train crossing bridge, trucking shot. Officials shakes hands. CU Douanes Customs sign.
Local distribution only
FOREIGN SPECIAL
Keywords
Railways; Transport
Footage sources
France
Card file number
49839
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
341
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Foreign Special: Opening of Franco/Spanish Border', British Movietone News Issue No. 977, 23 Feb 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14960 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)