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:
Film clip

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