Suez - Trapped Ships Free

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1441A

Date Released

17 Jan 1957

Date submitted

14 Jan 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Minister of Power
2. 2Monaco Awaits Its Heir
3. 3Dancing Time
4. 4The Diving Padre
5. 5Aerial Fire Power
6. 6Suez - Trapped Ships Free
7. 7Canadian Oil Blaze
8. 8Up a Mine
9. 9Wrong Way Down
10. 10A Difference of Opinion
11. *Scotland Beats France - Rugby

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 10

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Suez - Trapped Ships Free. DESCRIPTION: A clear passage has been made up the Suez Canal from El Ferdan Bridge to Port Said. And 13 marooned merchant ships have at last been able to pull up their hooks and head towards the open Mediterranean. SHOTLIST: Ship passing along the Canal. Shots of the buoys in the water defining the clear channel. Ship through buoys.

Keywords

Ships and boats

Locations

Port Said; El Ferdan Bridge

Footage sources

France

Card file number

69455

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

39

Story extras:

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