Belgium’s Gigantic Dam Completed

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1082
Date Released
27 Feb 1950
Date submitted
16 Feb 1950
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Belgium’s Gigantic Dam Completed. DESCRIPTION: At Eupen (near Liege) the dam on the river Vesdre has been inaugurated by Belgium’s Minister for Public Works. Work on this large and important project was begun as long ago as 1935. SHOTLIST: KS. GV bridge spanning across dam. Minister of Works, M Buisserat cuts tape across bridge. Various shots of the dam before the water starts running over. Cut-ins of water rushing over & CU of same. Elevated GV of tumbling waters.
Keywords
Engineering
Locations
Liege; Belgium; Eupen
Footage sources
France
Card file number
53249
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
56
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Belgium’s Gigantic Dam Completed', British Movietone News Issue No. 1082, 27 Feb 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16227 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)