Venezuelan Enterprise

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1437
Date Released
17 Dec 1956
Date Other
Dec 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Venezuelan Enterprise. DESCRIPTION: Thirty one blocks of super flats, each fifteen storeys high, have just been completed in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. They add no fewer than 34,000 new apartments to the boom-town. President Himenez performed the official opening of them. SHOTLIST: Various shots of tower blocks. Aerial shots of same. Crowds walk down the road. President Himenez walking down road. Various shots of President Himenez. Aerial of Caracas.
Keywords
Politics and government; Domestic life; Ceremonies
Locations
Venezuela; Caracas
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
69168
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Venezuelan Enterprise', British Movietone News Issue No. 1437, 17 Dec 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21370 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)