Ice on the Equator

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1557
Date Released
6 Apr 1959
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Tibet Protest
  2. 2New Type Take-Off
  3. 3Ice on the Equator
  4. 4The Premier with RAF
  5. 5Summer Ahead
  6. 6Down the Rapids
  7. *The Easter Blessing

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ice on the Equator. DESCRIPTION: A block of ice, about three tons of it, which came from inside the Arctic Circle in Norway, was speeding across Africa to a destination on the Equator. Cases of medicine, also on the lorry, will be even more welcome than the ice at Lambarene. For that famous place in French-Equatorial Africa is where the load is going. Lambarene village, and there to receive the gifts was Dr Albert Schweitzer, musician, doctor, surgeon, and (above all) humanitarian, with members of his hospital staff to supervise the unloading. SHOTLIST: Scene at unloading (key). Pan truck passes camera. Tracking shot - native women. MS local African boys. MS to CU truck. Tracking along road. MS locals. Tracking along road. Truck approaches camera. MS name on front of truck. MS Africans with bowls on their heads. LS truck approaches camera. SS truck onto ferry. BS same. Tracking along river. Same - BS Africans MS truck moves onto dry ground. Closer same. Pan truck passes camera. LS Dr Albert Schweitzer waiting at Lambarene with party. LS people around stationary wagon. CU Dr Schweitzer. Low angle African sawing ice. Higher angle same. CU Dr Schweitzer. MS hospital staff look on. MS African sucking ice. MS local girl holding block of ice. CU African sucks ice (2).
Keywords
Vehicles; Health and medicine; Environment; Transport
Locations
French Congo
Footage sources
France
Card file number
76806
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
113
Story extras:
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