Learning on ScreenKariba Dam Opened
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Kariba Dam Opened. DESCRIPTION: The great dam which is higher than St Paul’s Cathedral, and nearly two thousand feet long, has triumphed over all difficulties. Several thousand people had assembled for the very big event: the official opening. This was performed by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, who was accompanied by Sir Roy Welensky (the Federal Prime Minister). Her Majesty must have been impressed by this tremendous feat of engineering. It had been completed by the joint labours of Europeans and Africans, at a cost of about 120 million pounds. It had taken 5 years to build. The opening was the climax of a great project, that will bring lasting benefit to all people of the country. SHOTLIST: GV dam (2). GV river. MS crowds (4). GV Queen Mother driving over dam. LS same. GV same. GV hotel. LS Queen Mother welcomed. MLS flag. MLS Queen Mother waves from balcony. MS African children waving. MS Queen Mother opens dam. MS crowds waving. GV dam. GV dam opens. LS waters gushing through. LS jets of water gushing through. LS another (3). Aerial GVs (4). LS GV aerial.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Environment; Ceremonies; Engineering
- Locations
- Rhodesia; Zambesi River; Kariba
- Footage sources
- Central Office of Information
- Card file number
- 80150
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Length of story (in feet)
- 161
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