Mount Etna

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2190A

Date Released

27 May 1971

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1England V Scotland
2. 2Power Boat Race
3. 3Monaco Grand Prix
4. 4Mount Etna
5. 5Colour: Chelsea Flower Show

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mount Etna. DESCRIPTION: The destructive stream of lava pouring from the volcano has reached the outskirts of four villages now. It’s moving forward rapidly, forcing the villagers and farm workers to evacuate the area. SHOTLIST: GV Mount Etna above village of St. Alfio. LV tourists watching falling lava. SV pieces of burning lava rock falling. LV & SV lava falling with tourists watching. CU villager watching. LV large piece of lava rock crashes down yards in front of tourists. SV villager wiping his nose. SV lava moving forward. GV at night molten lava & white hot rocks (2 shots). LV white hot lava streaming down hillside. SV ditto with white hot rocks crashing down. SCU villagers look on. GV 2 shots molten lava down hillside. GV daytime - pan mass of tourists. GV pan ditto. SV pan tourists carrying pieces of lava rock as souvenirs. GV lava pan to village only a few hundred yards away. SV pan evacuating villagers loading a kitchen sink onto lorry. SV pan ditto loading a mattress. GV pan mass of sightseers. GV ditto with sunset behind.

Keywords

Environment; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Italy; Sicily

Footage sources

France

Card file number

97115

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

114

Story extras:

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