The Longest Dam

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1442
Date Released
21 Jan 1957
Date submitted
16 Jan 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hirakud Dam. DESCRIPTION: The Hirakud Dam in the Indian State of Orissa is the longest in the world, three miles long. Premier Nehru went to perform the inauguration of this great project. SHOTLIST: TPS of dam. Various shots of the dam. Plane taxiing on runway. Nehru alights from plane. TPS over crowd. Nehru down steps of dam. Nehru. MCU name of the dam. MCU Nehru. Water running into the dam.
Keywords
Politics and government; Engineering
Locations
India; Orissa
Card file number
69492
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
51
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Longest Dam', British Movietone News Issue No. 1442, 21 Jan 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21444 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)