Army Vehicles Lead Double Life

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1948
Date Released
3 Oct 1966
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Bite Worse Than Bark
  2. 2Army Vehicles Lead Double Life
  3. 3Gymnastic World Titles
  4. 4Jackknife - Killer of the Roads

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Army Vehicles Lead Double Life. DESCRIPTION: Demonstration of the tough, go-anywhere quality of Britain’s latest Army vehicles impresses overseas observers. But, besides their military significance, there’s a civilian one. Experience gained with these vehicles is applied to heavy work horses of Britain’s Commercial vehicles, one of our major exports. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. GV army vehicle over section bridge. Pan to tank through ditch. GV lorry into water filled ditch. MLS soldiers watching. LS lorry swims over ditch. CU tank truck moves. LS Centurian tank moves into water filled ditch. MS tower of Centurian tank. LS observation tower above surface as tank moves through water. MS foreign army officials watching. LS Centurian tank emerges from water. MLS soldier rides bike into water. MS bubbles rise as he panes under water. MS sign Help at surface of water. Pan helicopter flies past carrying light weight Land Rover. MLS officials watching. GV helicopter lands Land Rover. MS officials watching. Pan Land Rover drives past. Pan ditto. Pan mini Land Rover drives past. MLS tank over rough ground. Pan army lorry over steep rough slope. MS army vehicle over brow of hill. MLS ditto. MS Land Rovers past. Pan army lorry passes. Pan 4 wheeled army car past. Pan Saracen armoured six wheeler past. GV Saracen armoured six wheeler past into undergrowth. Pan as wheel flies into air. Pan armoured car past with five wheels.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Military
Locations
England; Chobham
Card file number
91622
Credits:
Commentator
George Elliot
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
185
Story extras:
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