The Pamir Tragedy

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1477A
Date Released
26 Sep 1957
Date Other
Sep 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Pamir Tragedy. DESCRIPTION: She was one of the famous windjammers. Caught in a hurricane in mid-Atlantic on passage from Buenos Aires to Hamburg, she went down with heavy loss of life. Then after hope had almost been abandoned, a number of survivors from her complement of over eighty, were picked up. SHOTLIST: Pamir Library story. No shot list.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weather; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Atlantic Ocean
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
71778
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Pamir Tragedy', British Movietone News Issue No. 1477A, 26 Sep 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21940 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)