Italian Earthquake

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1734
Date Released
27 Aug 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Italian Earthquake. DESCRIPTION: In the earthquake area in Southern Italy, more than a million people spent the night in the open, huddled in frightened family groups, while in some places, more than 60% of their homes were destroyed; at least 16 have died and well over two hundred people have been injured. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV car along road (night). (2 shots) damaged cars. MS car along road (night). MCU pan damaged cars. MS people into woods. MS pan rubble on ground. MS man in pyjamas. MS boys and girls. MCU man with little boy. CU little girl wakes up. CU man. CU another. CU woman with little girl. Pan building zoom in to people lying on the ground. (2 shots) little boys asleep on ground. GV pan people.
Keywords
Accidents and disasters
Locations
Italy
Footage sources
Italy
Card file number
84974
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
117
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Italian Earthquake', British Movietone News Issue No. 1734, 27 Aug 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24765 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)