Vesuvius Inferno

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
1366
Date Released
3 Apr 1944
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
News pictures of the century show volcano eruption at its height. Film taken by airplanes brings views never before seen of lava shooting from crater. San Sebastiano evacuated just before wall of lava burns its way into town. Spectacle of molten mass, thirty foot high, quarter-mile wide, pouring over countryside ranks among greatest ever brought to screen.
Keywords
Environment; Accidents and disasters
Library number
13736
Length of story (in feet)
368
Story extras:
Production Documents

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Film Archive

Name
Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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Notes
British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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How to cite this record

'Vesuvius Inferno', British Paramount News Issue No. 1366, 3 Apr 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/39112 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)