Mine Clearing

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2363A
Date Released
19 Sep 1974
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Russians Clear Suez Canal. DESCRIPTION: Soviet experts are helping to clear the Canal - closed during the six day war - A vital route that will, when opened speed World Commerce. SHOTLIST: GV Russian ships in the canal. SV pan Russian aircraft carrier and 2 helicopters flying above it. SV Russian officer zoom out. SV pan 2 copters taking off from the carrier, aerial shot ships in the canal. SV gun turret on a ship. SV ditto (it fires straight away). CU man with binoculars. GV seascape, the sea erupts with explosion. CU navigator’s charts pan up to officers round it. GV ship on horizon.
Keywords
Weapons; Aviation; Explosions; Navy; Military
Locations
Suez Canal
Footage sources
France
Card file number
74/168
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Mine Clearing', British Movietone News Issue No. 2363A, 19 Sep 1974. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30477 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)