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£2,000,000 Per Mile! AKA £2 Million Per… 1952
Description
Venezuela.
GV. Town in Venezuela.
LV. Bumper to bumper traffic along narrow road (according to voiceover the road is between Acarigua and Caracas). SV. Back view, bumper to bumper traffic along narrow road.
GV. Pan, mountainous countryside.
SV. Men placing charges...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 27079
- Sort Number:
- 52/056
- Time in/Out:
- 01:38:40:00 / 01:39:36:00
- Canister:
- 52/56
- Film ID:
- 16.36
- Issue Date:
- 10/07/1952
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