France Explodes the Bomb

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1602A

Date Released

18 Feb 1960

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Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sahara Atom Test. DESCRIPTION: The Sahara desert, near Reggan, about 700 miles South West of Algiers, was the site chosen for France’s first A-bomb test. Military equipment, including tanks and aircraft, had been assembled close to the spot to see how they would withstand the explosion. SHOTLIST: The first French Atom bomb is tested in the Sahara Desert. Tanks, aircraft and other equipment is tested for radiation. Scenes of the count-down and the explosion. FRANCE EXPLODES THE BOMB - CARD 79372 GV Sahara Desert. GV same (2). MS shelter. MS men looking through telescopes. LS line of tanks. MS tanks. CU tank. GV planes. MS plane. MS nose of plane. CU clock. CU man. CU clocks. CU pendulum. CU clock. CU pendulum. CU man, clocks (2). Man at controls (2). CU clock. GV metal pylon. GV bomb explodes (2).

Keywords

Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Science and technology; Explosions; Military; Nuclear energy

Footage sources

France

Card file number

79351

Credits:

Commentator: Jeffrey K. Shearley

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