A Thousand Years on a Mountain

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1895
Date Released
27 Sep 1965
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Thousand Years on a Mountain. DESCRIPTION: Off the north coast of France pilgrims make their way to Mont St Michel to inaugurate its 1000th anniversary year. SHOTLIST: GV Mont St Michel. GV ditto. MS the French flag flying down from the tower. GV from top of the tower towards the mainland. GV ditto. GV wall of St Michel. MS pilgrims walking across the sand towards the abbey. BS ditto. MS ditto. MS feet moving across the sand. MS ditto. MS pan pilgrims. MS pilgrims arriving on the island and being greeted by the abbot. MS pan the abbot. MS pan the abbot greets the leader of the pilgrims. LS procession moves through the streets. MS ditto. GV same. MS ditto. MS ditto. BS ditto. Pan up to abbey. MS Monsieur Pompidou moving along the streets toward the abbey. TS ditto. BS procession. MS Monsieur Pompidou walking around the abbey. LS procession. GV Mont St Michel.
Keywords
Commemorations; Celebrations and festivals; Religion and belief
Locations
France
Footage sources
France
Card file number
90196
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
135
Story extras:
Film clip

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'A Thousand Years on a Mountain', British Movietone News Issue No. 1895, 27 Sep 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26159 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)