French Train Crash

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1672A
Date Released
22 Jun 1961
Date submitted
20 Jun 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: French Rail Crash. DESCRIPTION: It happened about a hundred miles from Paris, ten coaches of the Strasbourg express parted from the front section of the train, leapt the rails, and plunged over an embankment into a ravine. First reports said twenty-three people were killed, and two hundred injured. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV coaches lying on embankment. LS same. LS same. LS same. CU wreckage. CU same. LS same. LS same. LS same. LS same. LS same. GV hospital. MS survivors lying in bed. MS same. CU same. MS same. CU same.
Keywords
Railways; Accidents and disasters
Locations
France
Footage sources
France
Card file number
82715
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:
Film clip

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'French Train Crash', British Movietone News Issue No. 1672A, 22 Jun 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24155 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)