Italy Excavates an Old Roman City

Series

Series Name
British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
103A
Date Released
18 Jan 1932
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Italy Excavates the Old Roman City. DESCRIPTION: Herculaneum [sic] again comes to life, having been buried by Vesuvius eruption in AD 79. SHOTLIST: Herculean again comes to life having been buried by Vesuvius eruption in AD 79. Pompeii - Hurculean. Long shot of the site. Close shot of men banging iron rods into ground. Shots of rods being pushed into ground. Elevated shot of men digging, and close shot. Bath shown. Long shot of ruins.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Landforms; Accidents and disasters; History and archaeology
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1621
Length of story (in feet)
119
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Italy Excavates an Old Roman City', British Movietone Gazette Issue No. 103A, 18 Jan 1932. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/768 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)