Nuremberg’s Block Buster

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1269A

Date Released

1 Oct 1953

Date submitted

28 Sep 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Mig Pilot Comes Over
2. 2Nuremberg’s Block Buster
3. 3Goodwood Trophy Race
4. 4Labour Party Conference
5. 5Atlantic Rescue
6. 6Lithgow Record
7. *Llandaff Foundation Stone

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Nuremberg’s Block Buster. DESCRIPTION: A fairly wide area in the centre of Nuremberg was recently evacuated when a British Block Buster was discovered. The bomb disposal squad took nearly three hours to dismantle the fuses. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Various shots of deserted streets in Nuremberg. Evacuation of city going on. Demolition men at work digging up bomb. Dismantling fuses. Bomb lifted onto lorry and driven away.

Local distribution only

Not shown in Cardiff.

Keywords

Vehicles; Weapons; Accidents and disasters; Military

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

59831

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

50

Story extras:

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