Under the Roof of Europe

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1885A
Date Released
22 Jul 1965
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Under the Roof of Europe. DESCRIPTION: President’s de Gaulle and Saragat performed the opening ceremony of the world’s longest road tunnel, beneath Mont Blanc, which will link France and Italy. SHOTLIST: GV roadway beneath Mont Blanc. MS President de Gaulle and President Saragat walking to perform opening ceremony. MS girls in national costume. MS the presidents cutting ribbon to open tunnel at Chamonix. MS men in national costume. MS the presidents starting drive along tunnel. LS ditto. TS along tunnel. Ditto showing wall of tunnel. Ditto showing roof lights. LS pan the president’s car past border line in tunnel. MS French soldiers on border line. MS Italian soldiers on border line. MS road sign in tunnel. MS speed sign flashing on and off 70 mph. TS through tunnel. MS speed sign flashing on and off 50 mph. TS reaching Italian end of tunnel. GV ditto.
Keywords
Politics and government; Engineering
Locations
France; Italy
Footage sources
France
Card file number
89959
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Under the Roof of Europe', British Movietone News Issue No. 1885A, 22 Jul 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26078 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)