20th Century Disasters

Synopsis

Footage from British Movietone newsreels and elsewhere. Shows air, road and rail crashes, buildings collapsing, fires, floods, tornadoes and earthquakes. Air crashes include: the Hindenburg explosion, Lockerbie, Russian Concorde, British Midland, Amersterdam, Munich air disaster, Challenger Space Shuttle. Sea disasters include: Titanic, Zeebrugge, Torrey Canyon, Lucitania. Other disasters include: earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, fires, explosions, buildings collapsing and many more crashes.

Language

English

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 60 min.

Year of production

1999

Availability

Sale; 1999 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

Subjects

Engineering; Geology; History

Keywords

air crashes; airships; bridges; disasters; earthquakes; fires; floods; history of the 20th century; newsreel films; ships; tornadoes

Production Company

Name

British Movietonews Ltd

Email

library@mtone.co.uk

Web

http://www.movietone.com External site opens in new window

Phone

01895 833071

Fax

01895 834893

Address

North Orbital Road
Denham, Middx UB9 5HQ

Name

Classic Pictures Ltd

Distributor

Name

Classic Pictures Entertainment Ltd

Phone

01932 572016

Fax

01932 572046

Address

Shepperton International Film Studios
Studios Road
Shepperton, Middx TW17 0QD

 

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