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Car Crushing

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2180
Date Released
15 Mar 1971
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Channel Wrecks
  2. 2Plastic Milk Bottles
  3. 3New Rolls Royce Car
  4. 4Car Crushing
  5. 5Australian Old Trams
  6. 6Italian Gestures
  7. 7'Forties’ Fashion

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Car Crushing. DESCRIPTION: A giant Crusher in a French scrap yard is proving itself as an effective derelict car disposal unit. SHOTLIST: SV crane lifting smashed car. Travel shot along piles of cars. TV bulldozer pushing cars into piles. LV pan crane lifts car over to crushers. SV car slides down into crusher. LV crane lifting another car towards crusher. SV bits of metal coming out of other end of crusher. SV men sorting metal on conveyor belt. Travel shot piles of cars.
Keywords
Vehicles; Industry and manufacture
Locations
France; United Kingdom
Footage sources
France
Card file number
96652
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:

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