Tutankhamun 1963

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Travelogue featuring the sights of Egypt. Commentator gives us snippets of Ancient Egyptian history as we see various landmarks.

C/U mask of Tutankhamun. Dawn over the Nile at Thebes. Luxor Temple at dawn, pan across to show the Pylon. Pyramids and dawn and Sphinx in early morning light. Temple...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
3364
Sort Number:
CP 458
Time in/Out:
01:00:24:00 / 01:08:17:00
Canister:
CP 458
Film ID:
245.01
Issue Date:
06/10/1963

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  • its a great pity that these gems are not available on DVD,look at life shorts are!

    qwerty2 11th Jul 2012

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