Mine Clearing

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2363A

Date Released

19 Sep 1974

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Russians Clear Suez Canal. DESCRIPTION: Soviet experts are helping to clear the Canal - closed during the six day war - A vital route that will, when opened speed World Commerce. SHOTLIST: GV Russian ships in the canal. SV pan Russian aircraft carrier and 2 helicopters flying above it. SV Russian officer zoom out. SV pan 2 copters taking off from the carrier, aerial shot ships in the canal. SV gun turret on a ship. SV ditto (it fires straight away). CU man with binoculars. GV seascape, the sea erupts with explosion. CU navigator’s charts pan up to officers round it. GV ship on horizon.

Keywords

Weapons; Aviation; Explosions; Navy; Military

Locations

Suez Canal

Footage sources

France

Card file number

74/168

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

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