Wonders of Ancient Egypt Revealed

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1042
Date Released
23 May 1949
Date submitted
2 May 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Egyptian Treasures. DESCRIPTION: In Egypt excavations for tombs of the Pharaohs reveal sphinxes and a mummy of a priest who lived 4,000 years ago. In the Cairo Museum we see a vase made 1,300 years BC. SHOTLIST: KS. GV Egyptian excavations. Ditto. MS workers carrying out remains of a mummy. Interior Egyptian museum (Cairo). Tilt up of alabaster perfume case. Several shot of the throne of King Tutankhamen. MS golden sarcophagus of King Tutankhamen. Various shots of face mask of King Tutankhamen - inlaid. CU face. CU of the eyes.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; History and archaeology
Locations
Ancient City of Thebes
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
51879
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
120
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Wonders of Ancient Egypt Revealed', British Movietone News Issue No. 1042, 23 May 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15744 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)