Tutankhamen - in Colour

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2235A

Date Released

6 Apr 1972

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tutankhamen - in Colour. DESCRIPTION: For the first time in this country, the wonders and pleasures of Tutankhamen’s Tomb are on display at the British Museum. The Queen after her Asian tour, opens the exhibition. SHOTLIST: GV minarets & sunset over Cairo. GV Sphinx. GV pan Valley of King and entrance to tomb of Tutankhamen. CU plate on wall Tomb of Tutankhamen. LV interior of tomb. CU Tutankhamen in tomb with gold mask on. SV ditto pan up to figures on wall. SV child’s chair & footstool on view in Cairo Museum. LV BOAC cargo plane taxiing in at London Airport. GV very large crate about to be unloaded containing Tutankhamen’s treasure. Front V ditto being unloaded. GV exterior British Museum. Angle shot name Treasures of Tutankhamen. LV Queen and party arriving. SV exhibit No 1, wooden statue of Tutankhamen. SV Queen looking at ditto. SV wooden statues (No 1). SV Queen looking at exhibit No 8, stopper from Canopic chest. SV No 8. LV Queen looking at same. CU Exhibit No 28. SV No 26. SV No 27. CU Queen looking at exhibits. CU No 43 (vulture pendant). SV No 21 ornamented chest. CU carvings on side of chest. SV exhibit No 13 Bed of Divine Cow. CU cow’s head. CU famous gold mask (exhibit No 5) lights up. SV gold mask. SV Queen walking forward to look at mask. Full CU ditto showing perforated lobes. Full CU top of gold mask. SV Queen looking at mask. SV gold mask slow zoom into. CU eyes.

Keywords

History and archaeology

Locations

London; British Museum, London

Card file number

97981

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

255

Story extras:

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