The Whispering Giant

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1444
Date Released
4 Feb 1957
Date submitted
1 Feb 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britannia in Service. DESCRIPTION: Britain’s whispering giant, the Britannia, has just begun regular service with BOAC. Costing over a million pounds a piece, the Britannia can carry more people, over a longer distance at a higher speed than any commercial airliner in the world. SHOTLIST: MSL of Britannia. MCU name on plane. Captain Taylor walking along. Captain Taylor up steps of plane. Steps being moved away. Press photographers. Britannia. Shots of the Britannia taxiing along the runway. Britannia taking off.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
London
Card file number
69664
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Ken Taylor
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
60
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Whispering Giant', British Movietone News Issue No. 1444, 4 Feb 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21476 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)