Gone with a Bang

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2075
Date Released
10 Mar 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gone With a Bang. DESCRIPTION: An old Barracks in Czechoslovakia, one of the country’s best known landmarks, bids a spectacular farewell when it is demolished in one fell swoop. SHOTLIST: Pan barracks square. GV barracks in Pilsen, nr. Prague. Czechoslovakia. CU pin-up photo in barracks. Pan corridor. Pan tiles removed from roof. MS wall drilled for charges. CU ditto. CU charge prepared. MS charge placed in position in wall. MS ditto. Zoom in crowd. CU spectator. GV barracks exploded & fall down in cloud of dust.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Explosions; Engineering
Locations
Czechoslovakia; Pilsen
Footage sources
France
Card file number
94509
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
56
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Gone with a Bang', British Movietone News Issue No. 2075, 10 Mar 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27778 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)