Water, Water Everywhere

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1927
Date Released
9 May 1966
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: River Run. DESCRIPTION: Pictures show the floods caused by heavy Winter snow falls which have overflowed the Red River. Also, on the River Seine at Rouen the twenty four hours Endurance Race, held every year. A British entered boat finished third but France took first and second place. And in the Eifel Mountains the International Kayak Meeting on a rushing torrent at Monschau. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. Aerial shot. Flat lands of Southern Manitoba. Aerial shot ditto. Ditto. LS flooded cowlands [sic]. LS ditto. GV floods around houses. GV through flooded bridge. GV boat passing through flooded bridge. Tracking shot from boat of men building wall of sand bags. LS ditto. MS ditto. MLS ditto. GV flooded area. LS man walks along wall above flood water. MS flooded telephone kiosk. GV swimming pool area flooded. Tracking shot through flooded park land. Tracking shot ditto. GV flooded street with No Parking sign in foreground. GV flooded houses. LS ditto. LS ditto. GV flooded area around road pan to sign Road Closed Detour. MS road cracked by water beyond Detour sign. Tracking shot past 30 mph speed sign. Pan boat part on flood water. GV speed boat race on River Seine at Rouen. LS boats 48 around course. LS boat 36 around course. LS boats past during night. GV ditto. LS boat No 17 past. LS ditto 18 past. GV race in progress. GV No 17 finishes in 1st place. LS No 17 past after race. GV canoe into water and around course. LS competitor No 104 around course. MS ditto 284 ditto, he turns over in rough water. TS competitor during race. MS competitor’s canoe turns over. MS pan another ditto. MS pan competitor past during course. TS ditto.
Keywords
Weather; Accidents and disasters
Locations
France; Germany; Canada; Rouen; Manitoba; Monschau
Footage sources
France
Germany
National Film Board of Canada
Card file number
91067
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
306
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Water, Water Everywhere', British Movietone News Issue No. 1927, 9 May 1966. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26431 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)