This Train's A Bullet! 1964

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Full title reads: "Japan. This Train's A Bullet!"

Tokyo, Japan.

GV The stationary Japanese Bullet train. GV Pan the train coming towards and past camera over bridge. Tracking shot. From the train as it goes along. CU Speedometer showing 190 kilometres an hour. Tracking shot from train....

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
54659
Sort Number:
64/079
Time in/Out:
01:29:49:00 / 01:30:43:00
Canister:
64/79
Film ID:
1769.15
Issue Date:
28/09/1964

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