Avenue of Sphinxes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1103
Date Released
24 Jul 1950
Date submitted
20 Jul 1950
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Avenue of Sphinxes. DESCRIPTION: One of the most important post-war discoveries by Egyptologists has been the uncovering of an avenue of Sphinxes - dating back to about 1500 BC. SHOTLIST: KS. Aerial of sphinxes etc. Various shots of partially uncovered carvings etc, Various shots of carvings, sphinxes. CU feet of same & accurate carvings. GV of carvings & sphinxes. Aerial of same.
Keywords
History and archaeology
Locations
Egypt
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
54076
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
78
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Avenue of Sphinxes', British Movietone News Issue No. 1103, 24 Jul 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16550 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)