The Great Bustard

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2169

Date Released

28 Dec 1970

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Richmond Dog Show
2. 2The Great Bustard
3. 3Inflatable Swimming Costume
4. 4In Colour: Circus Time

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Great Bustard. DESCRIPTION: We’re going to great pains to make sure the Great Bustard doesn’t escape again. Europe’s largest bird hasn’t bred here since 1806. Now preservationists hope to instal six of the birds, from Portugal, in ideally protected conditions on Salisbury Plain. SHOTLIST: LV Great Bustards. GV flock of flamingoes pan to man carrying Great Bustard - pan past. SV Great Bustard male and female. SCU men holding Bustard. CU Great Bustard as man strokes neck. SCU man holding Great Bustard. SV Great Bustards. SCU pan male bird.

Keywords

Animals

Locations

United Kingdom; Weston Underwood

Card file number

96643

Credits:

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

60

Story extras:

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