Venice Carnival of Boats

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1058A
Date Released
15 Sep 1949
Date submitted
8 Sep 1949
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Venice Boat Race. DESCRIPTION: In Venice is held the historic Gondola Race, it isn’t so much a race as a procession down the Grand Canal. Huge crowds of Venitians and holiday makers watch the fun. SHOTLIST: KS. GV boats on canal. Procession of various types of gondolas along canal. One type of gondola called "Bissone" driven by rowing crews and another called "Gondolini" (gondolas with two rowers).
Keywords
Ships and boats; Social events
Locations
Venice; Grand Canal
Footage sources
France
Card file number
52508
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
60
Story extras:
Film clip

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