Breaking The Ice

Series

Series Name
Look At Life

Issue

Issue No.
371
Date Released
1966
Length of issue (in feet)
810
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Breaking The Ice

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
BFI synopsis: On the icebreaking operations necessary in the Baltic in the winter of 1965-66 when the temperature sank to 58 degrees below zero and ice in the Baltic was 30 inches thick, the coldest winter for 100 years.
Researcher Comments
Look At Life Series 29 comprises Issues 365-377.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weather; Engineering
Locations
Baltic Sea
Written sources
British Film Institute Databases   Used for synopsis
British Movietonews Listing
Credits:
Support services
Frank Driscoll
Production Co.
The Rank Organisation Special Features Division
Commentator
Tim Turner

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British Film Institute (BFI)
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