Expo ‘67

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1978A

Date Released

4 May 1967

Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Expo ‘67. DESCRIPTION: The World’s greatest Exhibition to mark Canada’s 100th Birthday. Prime Minister Lester Pearson lights the Centennial Expo Flame at the opening. The theme of Expo is Man and his World. SHOTLIST: Aerial view of Expo site on St. Lawrence River. MS Expo emblem. Pan flags of the National - to runner with torch. GV audience at opening ceremony. LS Prime Minister Lester Pearson lights Expo Centennial Flame. CU Expo Centennial Flame. GV (aerial) Expo site. GV pavilion of France. GV triangular pavilion of Mexico. MS pavilion of Indians of Canada. LS square pavilion of Netherlands. G Thailand pavilion. GV towers. GV art gallery. LAS monorail passes along. Pan view from monorail to Canadian exhibit. GV Canadian pavilion. LAS revolving propeller. CU caterpillar treads turning. GV ditto. GV mobile sculpture. Trucking shot. German pavilion. CU ditto. GV ditto - monorail passing in foreground. GV pan long square building. GV monorail past USA pavilion. Trucking shot train enters USA pavilion. LAS train in pavilion. Trucking shot train leaves pavilion. GV train past USA pavilion. Aerial shot American & Russian pavilion. MS Hammer & Sickle monument. LAS satellite. MS ditto. GV monorail along. MLS train in station by British pavilion. Aerial shot British pavilion. LS ditto. LS ditto. LS sign ‘Britain’ with girls standing on. MS ditto. CU ditto. CU hands. MS sculpture of arms outstretched. MS 18ft aluminium figures. MS model of 1803 steam engine. LAS Concorde engine. Pan girl in mini-skirt to papier mache figure. GV photo gathering of British personalities. CU Winston Churchill. MS television screen. CU mechanical arm controls. MS pavilion lights flicker on stainless steel. LS car opens apart. CU ditto. GV giant hands and spanners. Montage sequence (19 shots). LS hovercraft. GV monorail passes fountain. Aerial shot fountain. Aerial shot. Expo Island. Pan flags of the 62 represented nations.

Keywords

Commemorations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Aviation; Railways; Arts and crafts; Transport; Fires; Celebrations and festivals; Science and technology; Ceremonies; Space; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

Montreal; Canada

Footage sources

National Film Board of Canada

Card file number

92296

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

300

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