World-wide News - Lebanon: Champollion Wrecked

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1231

Date Released

5 Jan 1953

Date submitted

3 Jan 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1World-wide News - Malaya: General Templer Opens Factory
2. 2World-wide News - Canada: Sailors as Artists
3. 3World-wide News - Canada: Midget Wrestlers
4. 4World-wide News - South Africa: Cobb Trophy Race
5. 5World-wide News - Lebanon: Champollion Wrecked
6. 6World-wide News - Australia: South Africa’s Test Win
7. 7World-wide News - Great Britain: Mouse Derby
8. 8World-wide News - Great Britain: Schoolboys Exhibition
9. 9World-wide News - Great Britain: Coronation Robes

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 9

Section Title

World-wide News - Lebanon

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World-Wide News - Lebanon. DESCRIPTION: The death-roll from the tragic shipwreck was put at over twenty, although about 400 crew and passengers were rescued from the liner off the Lebanese coast. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV Champollion on rocks. Various shots of the above ship, also people swim ashore. CU of the ship cracked in two. Boats put out to sea to bring in crew & passenger. Ditto being brought ashore.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters

Footage sources

France

Card file number

58350

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

72

Story extras:

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