| THE TWISTED ROAD Travelogue showing scenes in the Austrian Tyrol - landscapes, livestock, glacier, mountain roads etc. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6747 |
| Catalog #: | 432722 | |
| Clip Number: | 432722-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 156 | |
| Timecode: | 01:43:37 - 01:46:13 | |
| Location: | Alps | |
| Year Shot: | 1930 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | GEOGRAPHIC LANDFORMS: Mountains LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Mountains, Alps SCENICS: Mountains | |
| Description: | THE TWISTED ROAD Stelvio Road , which zig-zags up to a height of 9000 ft. in the Rhaetian Alps. (According to titles this is in the Austrian Tyrol, but the Stelvio Pass is in the Ortler Mountains at border of Italy & Switzerland.) Shot of big old stone bridge over Stelvio valley; mountains in BG. MLS cow stands grazing on steep mountainside; more mtns in BG w/ scattered snow. Wide shot mountains; pan rt. to Madatsch Glacier in a sort of pass between peaks. More shots of rocky mountainsides. Pan down mtn to a few buildings close together on a plateau. MLS pigs in yard running around in the dirt; out-of-focus mountains in BG. Wide shot panning left on mountains; tilt down to show narrow road w/ hairpin curves winding along side of mtn. Pan left to higher part of road closer to camera. Shot of 45 degree angle mtn. slope w/ pine trees; a bit of road in bottom left corner. Shot panning on mtn. where the white road cuts in zig-zag pattern over the rocky slope, through the scattered trees. | |
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