High, Wide and Windy

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1924
Date Released
18 Apr 1966
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Students Join the Jet Set
  2. 2Runabout Saves Walk About
  3. 3High, Wide and Windy
  4. 4Way to Run a Railway

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: High, Wide and Windy. DESCRIPTION: In the Loire Valley, Henri Rochatain planned to stay on a cable, stretched across Lake Grangent for one whole week! But omitting to tell the police he intended to stay up there, they cancelled his permit when he’d been up there for less than twenty-four hours. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. GV the Loire Valley at Lake Grangent. MS Henri Rochatain preparing to walk cable. MS machine stretching cable across valley. LS Henri Rochatain starts to walk cable. LS ditto. GV Henri Rochatain walking cable. LS ditto. GV ditto. GV ditto. GV pan the Loire Valley. GV Henri Rochatain walking cable.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Stunts; Police
Locations
France; Loire Valley
Footage sources
France
Card file number
91019
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
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