A Torch is Lit

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1390A

Date Released

26 Jan 1956

Date submitted

24 Jan 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1A Torch is Lit
2. 2Village Wrecked by Plane
3. 3Britain Wins the Rally
4. 4Dancing Grand Prix
5. 5Sudan Independence
6. 6Tanker Ablaze
7. 7Wales Win at Twickenham
8. 8US Train Disaster
9. 9On the Ball
10. 10Bombay Riots

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 10

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Olympic Torch to Cortina. DESCRIPTION: The opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games began in Rome. The Olympic fire was carried out in readiness for the Mayor of Rome to perform the inauguration in keeping with tradition. SHOTLIST: Torch carried out to balcony. Fire. MS statue in foreground. Torch is carried out, down shot. Olympic Torch is lit, back shot. Adolfo Consolini with torch. Consolini running down steps with torch.

Keywords

Sport; Ceremonies

Locations

Italy; Rome

Footage sources

France

Card file number

65772

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

62

Story extras:

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