Longleat Lions

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2507
Date Released
19 Jun 1977
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Longleat Lions - Irish Reel. DESCRIPTION: At the Stately Home in Wiltshire, of the Marquess of Bath, is one of the finest Safari Parks in the World, where the King of Beasts roam. But these animals are extremely dangerous and Longleat Park stages a practical display to remind visitors of the need to keep to the rules when driving through the Park. SHOTLIST: GV Longleat. GV ditto. MS man with elephant pan to large model telephone. CU elephants. MS car entering reserve - window wound up fast pan to ‘Lion’ sign. MS sign ‘Welcome etc.' in different languages. MS notice ‘Danger - keep windows closed whilst in reserve’. MS cars entering reserve. MCU warning notice. MS lions on stand. MS ditto. MCU keeper with gun. MS lion. LS keeper’s truck, lions behind. MS keeper at truck with gun. Sequence demonstrating how the lions will attack people - using dummies - when they leave their cars - quite gory.
Local distribution only
Ireland release only
Keywords
Animals
Locations
Wiltshire; Longleat
Card file number
77/102A
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
230
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Longleat Lions', British Movietone News Issue No. 2507, 19 Jun 1977. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30997 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)