A Torch is Lit
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 10
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Olympic Torch to Cortina. DESCRIPTION: The opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games began in Rome. The Olympic fire was carried out in readiness for the Mayor of Rome to perform the inauguration in keeping with tradition. SHOTLIST: Torch carried out to balcony. Fire. MS statue in foreground. Torch is carried out, down shot. Olympic Torch is lit, back shot. Adolfo Consolini with torch. Consolini running down steps with torch.
- Keywords
- Sport; Ceremonies
- Locations
- Italy; Rome
- Footage sources
- France
- Card file number
- 65772
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Length of story (in feet)
- 62
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