Ammunition Blows Up

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1523

Date Released

11 Aug 1958

Date submitted

6 Aug 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Off on Holiday
2. 2Premier Flies to Athens
3. 3Princess in Ottawa
4. 4Dublin Horse Show
5. 5Elliott’s Wonder Mile
6. 6A Prime Minister in Wax
7. 7Ammunition Blows Up
8. 8Run for Your Lives

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ammunition Blows Up. DESCRIPTION: There was an explosion of a Munitions Dump on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. 30,000 Brazilian soldiers were in a barracks nearby, but not one was killed. A number of the barrack blocks were destroyed or badly damaged. SHOTLIST: LS explosion (3). MS men stand by. MS men run forward. MS men take cover. MS men inspect damage tilt to roof. MS side of wrecked building. MS beds - tilt to wrecked roof. MS wall leaning. MS pan wrecked room. MS Ammunition boxes. MS shells.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Weapons; Explosions; Accidents and disasters; Military

Locations

Brazil; Rio de Janeiro

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

74609

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

80

Story extras:

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