Modern Transport over Ancient Rome
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 8
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Roman Forum As Helicopter Landing Ground. DESCRIPTION: Against the background of ruins recalling civilisation of two thousand years ago, two of the very latest types of helicopter show what they can do. SHOTLIST: KS. GV Roman Forum with helicopter above. Several shots of helicopter hovering above ancient ruins & landing in centre of same. Several shots of Colosseum. Also shot of Constantine Arch. Helicopter takes off from Colosseum.
- Keywords
- Aviation; History and archaeology
- Locations
- Rome
- Footage sources
- France
- Card file number
- 52992
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 80
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How to cite this record
'Modern Transport over Ancient Rome', British Movietone News Issue No. 1074A, 5 Jan 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16129 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)