Unwanted Castle

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1411
Date Released
18 Jun 1956
Date submitted
10 Jun 1956
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Chateau Destroyed. DESCRIPTION: The owner of a nineteenth century cast at Marcay in France could not afford 32 million francs for urgent repairs, so it was blown up. SHOTLIST: Monsieur Mons Vuillenlier sold the Chateau de la Badonniere, for the price of the stones, he being unable to afford the upkeep. Different shots of the chateau. Preparing to destroy the building. Monsieur Manteau working with his wife and four sons. Shot of cows. The explosion.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Explosions; Engineering
Locations
France; Marseille
Footage sources
France
Card file number
67283
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
63
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Unwanted Castle', British Movietone News Issue No. 1411, 18 Jun 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21001 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)