| TUNNEL LINK-UP The Italian and French sides of the Mont Blanc Tunnel meet in the middle and celebrate. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5909 |
| Catalog #: | 632 | |
| Clip Number: | 632-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 62/67 | |
| Timecode: | 01:08:36 - 01:09:59 | |
| Location: | France / Italy | |
| Year Shot: | 1962 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | GEOGRAPHIC LANDFORMS: Mountains LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Italy SCENICS: Mountains | |
| Description: | "MONT BLANC - TUNNEL LINK-UP". France / Italy. LS of Mont Blanc and Chamonix covered with snow. MS sign reading "Chamonix Mt. Blanc". Workers standing outside the French entrance to Mont Blanc Tunnel. TLS train carrying workers going into the tunnel. Aerial views of Mont Blanc. Several shots inside the tunnel show water running down the walls, a man walking through water in the tunnel. General view of crowd gathered for the blowing up of the last two yards of rock separating France and Italy. The father of the French Finance Minister, Edmund Giscard D'Estaing presses the button which explodes the charge. The workmen applaud. Italian engineers climbing over the rubble in the tunnel to greet the Frenchmen. D'Estaing greets the Italian chief - they plant kisses on each other's cheeks. Two workmen do the same (it wasn't like this in the Mersey Tunnel link-up). Photographer snaps away. Crowd cheers and waves. Champagne is poured into a glass. Workmen drink champagne. | |
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