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The Kruger National Park

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2422
Date Released
2 Nov 1975
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Trafalgar Day
  2. 2Motor Cycle Racing
  3. 3The Kruger National Park

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton Visit the Kruger National Park. DESCRIPTION: International Stars, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, visited the Kruger National Park during what turned out to be their second honeymoon. This Game Reserve is teeming with wild life including more than a thousand lions and a quarter of a million Impala. As the Burton’s found out, the best way to enjoy the Kruger Park is animal spotting on a helicopter Safari. SHOTLIST: SV pan the Burtons walk towards helicopter with Park official. CU Elizabeth Taylor in helicopter. SV helicopter. SV helicopter takes off. Air to air helicopter flying over park (2 shots). CU Elizabeth Taylor looking out. TV crocodile on ground. SV helicopter. GV water buffalo running out of water. SV Burtons looking out of copter. LV helicopter with elephants below. TV elephants. SV Burtons towards baby giraffe and Richard strokes it. GV Elizabeth. BV Burtons stroking giraffe - keeper hands bottle of milk to Elizabeth. CU keepers pan to giraffe drinking from bottle Elizabeth is holding. CU Elizabeth pan to show Richard feeding giraffe (2 shots). CU impala. CU tame cheetah. SV Elizabeth stroking cheetah. CU Richard Burton. SV Burtons and cheetah.
Keywords
Aviation; Marriages; Animals; Performing arts
Locations
South Africa
Footage sources
South African Tourist Board
Card file number
75/334
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
240
Story extras:

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