French President Inaugurates Giant Dam

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1258
Date Released
13 Jul 1953
Date submitted
9 Jul 1953
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tignes Dam Inaugurated. DESCRIPTION: At Tignes, in France, President Auriol inaugurates the new giant dam which will supply electricity for heat and light over a wide area. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV Dam. GVs of the dam. Library material, snow covered shots of the town of Tignes. Sign post reading Tignes. Experts walking from site. Mix back to today. Auriol walk along across dam. GV of plant. Interior of the plant. Auriol starts mechanism.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Liverpool, Cardiff or South Wales.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Engineering
Footage sources
France
Library
Card file number
59364
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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'French President Inaugurates Giant Dam', British Movietone News Issue No. 1258, 13 Jul 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18624 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)