Snow for Christmas

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1751

Date Released

24 Dec 1962

Date submitted

16 Dec 1962

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Snow for Christmas
2. 2Blow-Out for Christmas
3. 3Seen Behind the Scenes
4. 4Priceless Soccer Player
5. 5Under the Big Top (Colour)

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Snow for Christmas. DESCRIPTION: Skiers in the French Alps have had a blizzard of exceptionally heavy snow at a time when they’re usually short of it. In the Val d’Isere, roads were blocked, lines were down, villages completely cut off. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV No 9 down ski slope. Snow blizzards (4 shots). MS man knee-deep in snow. MS men run past camera. Snow plough (2 shots). MS man clears snow from slope, car and houses covered in snow (4 shots). MS dog past camera.

Keywords

Sport; Weather; Winter sports; Accidents and disasters

Locations

France; French Alps; Val D’Isere

Footage sources

France

Card file number

85696

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

95

Story extras:

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