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Record-breaker Comes Up For Air

Record-breaker Comes Up For Air
Clip: 361818_1_1
Year Shot: 1962 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1702
Original Film: 035-078-03
HD: N/A
Location: France
Timecode: 00:33:28 - 00:34:12

Record-breaker Comes Up For Air A young spelunker (cave explorer) comes to the surface after spending two months in the darkness. He's weak, but otherwise is in good physical condition, wears dark goggles to protect his eyes. WS tents and trucks atop mountain Alps, looks like excavation site. Team of men help hoist a man from an underground cavern. Men with ropes and pulley, hoist geologist from below ground. Doctor exams explorer, listening with a stethoscope. Man is carried by stretcher from site, looks more like a body bag.