Etna Erupts

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1122A
Date Released
7 Dec 1950
Date submitted
4 Dec 1950
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Etna Erupts. DESCRIPTION: Mount Etna, Sicily’s famous volcano has been erupting again. The result was that two villages were threatened with destruction, as huge rivers of molten lava advanced towards them. SHOTLIST: KS. LS snow capped mountains surrounding Etna erupting. Various GVs of the countryside with Etna erupting. SCU & CU of lava slowing making its way across country. Cut-in of people praying, walking in procession near rolling lava. Finish on CU lava slowly moving.
Keywords
Environment; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Sicily
Footage sources
France
Card file number
54692
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
72
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Etna Erupts', British Movietone News Issue No. 1122A, 7 Dec 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16809 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)