Up a Mine

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1441A
Date Released
17 Jan 1957
Date submitted
9 Jan 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 10
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Up a Mine. DESCRIPTION: A strange story from Russia - from the Caucasian mountains in Kabarda. The miners there don’t do down to their work - they climb up to it. Over nine thousand feet up, there’s a mine which produces molybdenum, used in hardening steel. SHOTLIST: Aerial over mine. TPS road up the mountain. Workers. Truck along road. Workers through mist. Lorry through mist. Workers in the tunnels. Drilling. Machinery etc.
Keywords
Mining
Locations
Russia; Kabarda
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
69404
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Up a Mine', British Movietone News Issue No. 1441A, 17 Jan 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21437 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)