New Highway

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1205A
Date Released
10 Jul 1952
Date submitted
7 Jul 1952
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Highway. DESCRIPTION: French engineers have been building a new highway from Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, to the sea at an estimated cost of sixty million dollars. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Men cutting down cactus. Ditto. Blasting mountain sides, etc. General activity building road through & over mountain foothills. Bridges under construction. Traffic along partially finished road.
Keywords
Vehicles; Environment; Explosions; Road transport; Engineering
Locations
Venezuela
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
57469
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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'New Highway', British Movietone News Issue No. 1205A, 10 Jul 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17905 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)