| SUICIDE ATTEMPT FROM PARIS ROOFTOP Suicide Averted by Parisien Firefighters | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6274 | |
| Catalog #: | 369669 | |
| Clip Number: | 369669-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 493 G | |
| Timecode: | 01:52:38 - 01:53:59 | |
| Location: | Paris, France | |
| Year Shot: | 1927 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CRIME: Suicides FIREFIGHTING: Rescues HEALTH AND MEDICINE: Psychiatry / Mental Illness LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France, Paris OCCUPATIONS: Law Enforcement, Police | |
| Description: | SUICIDE ATTEMPT FROM PARIS ROOFTOP Police and firefighters in Paris deal with a crisis in which a mentally ill man is threatening to jump from the roof of a 6-story hotel in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin. Paris, France High ang LS man walking across gently sloping roof of the narrow building; a firefighter is trying to talk to the man from top of ladder, his head & shoulders above roof level. Pan down the long long ladder to a near vertical view of street - -showing just how far below it is!. Ground level shot of the inevitable crowd gathered across the street (no doubt yelling "Sautez!"). LS pan up ladder to low ang shot of the firefighter at the top. Back to orig cam. Position, looking down at the suicide on the roof; another fireman is now at edge of roof at the back of the building, talking to the suicidal man, then suddenly makes a grab for him but the suicide man jumps away, becomes angry; waving his arms agitatedly Cuts away to crowd, then back to the scene where now the suicidal man is wrestling w/ fireman; the other fireman crawls up to them; then several others join them to get the man subdued and lower him down througha trapdoor. MS the unhappy would-be suicide; held by police officer & firefighter(?) is led out of building and escorted away; several people (police, & civilians gathered around watching. | |
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