Mount Everest Film Premier - Warner Cinema… 1953

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Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown.

London

LS Night shot, exterior of Warner cinema, in neon lights "The Conquest of Everest - The Film of the 1953 Expedition". MS Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, are presented to guests...

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Cataloguer:
Heather
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
85697
Sort Number:
UN 3530 A
Time in/Out:
01:06:17:00 / 01:13:39:00
Canister:
UN 3530 A
Film ID:
2992.04
Issue Date:
1953

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