Shipwreck

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1398

Date Released

19 Mar 1956

Date Other

Mar 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Georgi Malenkov Here
2. 2Queen Mother in Paris
3. 3Shipwreck
4. 4News in Brief: Miss Truman Engaged
5. 5News in Brief: Jordan Flag Day
6. 6News in Brief: Cd in Haifa
7. 7News in Brief: British Consulate Sacked
8. 8Hot and Cold
9. 9Cambodian Coronation

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Shipwreck. DESCRIPTION: The Cornish coast, near Land’s End, was the scene of the wreckage of the French trawler Vert Prairial, with the tragic loss of all hands. SHOTLIST: LS rocks. CU water on rocks. French trawler Vert Prairial. CU trawler. Various shots of lifebelts and lifeboats on beach. Boxes on beach. People looking at wreck. All hands lost. LS ship.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Porthcurno; Land’s End

Footage sources

Plymouth Films

Card file number

66295

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

80

Story extras:

Film clip

Movietone IconMovietone

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

AP Archive

Email

info@aparchive.com

Web

http://www.movietone.com

Phone

+44 (0)20 7482 7482

Series held

View all series held by AP Archive