North Italy Under Water

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1132A
Date Released
15 Feb 1951
Date submitted
13 Feb 1951
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: North Italy Under Water. DESCRIPTION: One of the worst floods in Northern Italy for a great many years was resulted from the overflowing of the River Reno. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Elevated MS flooded street. Various elevated GVs of flooded area, water completely through the town, houses half-submerged. Shops, ditto. Corridor through building under water. Italians on raft make their way through town. Police with sign Street Closed. Various general shots of the floods.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Environment; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Italy; River Reno
Footage sources
France
Card file number
55027
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
56
Story extras:
Film clip

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'North Italy Under Water', British Movietone News Issue No. 1132A, 15 Feb 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16948 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)