Volcano Awakes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1731A
Date Released
9 Aug 1962
Date submitted
2 Aug 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Volcano Awakes. DESCRIPTION: For the first time since 1947, Mount Etna is active again, she has blown a hole in her side and is releasing smoke rings as a nice homely touch. No good offering her a glass of water. She’s got hiccups in too big a way! SHOTLIST: Key scene. TS volcano erupting. CU same. CU (2 shots) top of mountain erupting. CU smoke ring in the sky. CU lava (2 shots). (3 shots) top of mountain. (2 shots) lava, (2 shots) lava.
Keywords
Environment
Locations
Sicily; Mount Etna
Footage sources
Italy
Card file number
84865
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Volcano Awakes', British Movietone News Issue No. 1731A, 9 Aug 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24743 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)