Under the White Mountain

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1733

Date Released

20 Aug 1962

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Alpine Tunnel. DESCRIPTION: Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest mountain, over 15,780 feet high, has been a challenge to man ever since he started conquering the high places of the world. But the biggest challenge of all has been overcome: to cut a tunnel from one side to the other, seven and a quarter miles long. For nearly 3 years, Italian and French miners have faced discomfort and hazards, drilling their way through from opposite sides. Now, at last, they have achieved their aim. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV Mont Blanc. MLS cable car. MS miners enter tunnel on train. MS boring sequence (2 shots). MS miner walks through water. GV mountain peak (exterior). (5 shots) miners wait for final explosion. GV explosion. (4 shots) parties move forward to meet. (6 shots) miners congratulate each other.

Keywords

Engineering

Locations

France; Alps

Footage sources

France

Card file number

84905

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

140

Story extras:

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