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Race against Time

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1795A
Date Released
31 Oct 1963
Date submitted
25 Oct 1963
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Race against Time
  2. 2Sorting at Speed
  3. 3Bluebelle from Brighton
  4. 4The Housewife and the Centurion
  5. 5Setback before Success

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Race Against Time. DESCRIPTION: Lengede near Hanover, where forty miners lost their lives after thousands of tons of mud and water had collapsed into the shaft of an iron ore mine. But in an air pocket 270 feet below the surface, three men survived. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV site of iron ore mine disaster. CU broken railway line. MS same. GV mine. ES rescue operations around pit head. MCU man talking down tube. MS man passing down food. MCU crowds. CU man pulling at rope. MCU others pulling rope. CU crowds. MS man speaking and listening at tube. GV pit head. Pictures show the rescue operations for the 3 miners still trapped 270 ft down below.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Mining; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Germany; Hanover; Lengede
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
87453
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
78
Story extras:

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