Snow in Rumania

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2289
Date Released
16 Apr 1973
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Snow in Rumania. DESCRIPTION: A record snow fall in Rumania, traffic is brought to a standstill and the entire population is recruited by the Government to clear roads and streets. SHOTLIST: LV pan down small crowd of people standing on snow. TS cars being unable to move as they are bogged down by snow. MS ditto. GV people walking along snow covered street. MS pan buses unable to move, wheels down in snow - bus stranded. GV neighbourhood of people trying to clear road with shovels. MCU ditto. GV shot from doorway, people shovelling away snow. MLS bulldozer pushing snow towards camera. MCU driver in cab of bulldozer. GV bulldozer pan to GV traffic jam. GV people putting eggs onto back of lorry. TV interior milk in crates being pulled along with hooks, truck filled with eggs makes its way through snow. GV eggs being delivered to supermarket. GV interior supermarket. GV people walking on snow. MLS railway station covered with snow. GV pan special snow train which clears railway line from snow. GV people running towards bus. MS crowd of people getting onto bus. GV wood covered with snow.
Keywords
Weather; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Romania
Footage sources
France
Card file number
99009
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
Film clip

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