| Italian Village Saved By Explosives | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1613 |
| Catalog #: | 517193 | |
| Clip Number: | 517193-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 029-002 | |
| Timecode: | 00:08:36 - 00:09:31 | |
| Location: | Italy | |
| Year Shot: | 1956 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DEMOLITION: Misc INDUSTRY/MINING: Quarries, Stone LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Italy | |
| Description: | Italian Village Saved By Explosives The out of the way Italian Village lies in this enormous granite quarry. The whole side of the mountain is peeled off by with a mighty explosion. The charge of hundreds of pounds of black powder has been set and the detonator is switched on, and Boom. Tons of mountains are blown off and once again are their livelihood is assured. Establishing shot - Special task force going up the side of a mountain carrying explosives. MCUS - Special task force going down a latter set up carrying explosives. MCUS - The village men looking up watching. CUS - Task force man getting ready to set off the detonator. CUS - Hand turning the switch to set off the explosives. MS - The explosives going off, a big black cloud and down comes the mountain. MCUS - Men and women of the village watching. Panning shot - Giant boulders and rock. | |
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