St. Brendan’s Voyage

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2454

Date Released

13 Jun 1976

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Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: St. Brendan’s Voyage. DESCRIPTION: A 5-man crew set out from the coast of Ireland to row the Atlantic in a boat made from ox-hide on a frame of oak and ash. Their aim, by achieving this feat, is to prove that an Irish monk, named St. Brendan, discovered America 900 years before Columbus. SHOTLIST: GV Dingle Peninsular. MS St. Brendan’s Creek. MS men standing by boat. MS loading sheepskins in to boat. CU leather sign on boat. MLS boat on slipway. MS pan to boat. MCU crew members. CU badge on man’s coach tilt up to face. CU crew member talking to fisherman. GV Slieve Head, Dingle Peninsular pan round. MLS boat on water. MS men working on boat. GV coastline with waves rolling in. MLS Beahive House (2 shots). MS man looking at house pan round. MS men rowing the boat (2 shots). MLS looking out to sea with boat in mouth of Creek, zoom in.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Environment; Exploration and explorers; History and archaeology; Cameramen; Newsreels

Locations

Republic of Ireland; County Kerry

Card file number

76/93

Credits:

Camera: George Fleishchmann
Commentator: Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

143

Story extras:

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