Race against Time
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Race Against Time. DESCRIPTION: Lengede near Hanover, where forty miners lost their lives after thousands of tons of mud and water had collapsed into the shaft of an iron ore mine. But in an air pocket 270 feet below the surface, three men survived. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV site of iron ore mine disaster. CU broken railway line. MS same. GV mine. ES rescue operations around pit head. MCU man talking down tube. MS man passing down food. MCU crowds. CU man pulling at rope. MCU others pulling rope. CU crowds. MS man speaking and listening at tube. GV pit head. Pictures show the rescue operations for the 3 miners still trapped 270 ft down below.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Mining; Accidents and disasters
- Locations
- Germany; Hanover; Lengede
- Footage sources
- Germany
- Card file number
- 87453
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 78
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How to cite this record
'Race against Time', British Movietone News Issue No. 1795A, 31 Oct 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25305 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)