• Short Summary

    Testing submarine by inventor Vassena.

  • Description

    LS. CU. Submarine, midget, on the surface.

    LS. General view of submarine in water.

    C.U. Steam coming out from hatch.

    LS. Steam, and submarine starting to move off.

    CU. Passing camera R to L.

    CU. Open hatch.

    L.S.. Overhead shot with two men on submarine.

    CU. Inventor Pietro Vassena getting in hatch and another man fastening it down.

    MS. People watching.

    CU. Submarine moving off - hatch still being closed down.

    LS.Submarine in water.

    CU. Submarine submerging.

    LS. Submarine under water.

    Mute lav.

    VASSENA, MR. MIDGET SUBMARINE C3 ITALIAN. Italian Midget Submarine. Mute lav

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    2419.12
    Media URN:
    76603
    Group:
    Unissued unused
    Archive:
    British Pathe
    Issue Date:
    1948
    Sound:
    sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:00:45:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:29:16:00 / 01:30:01:00
    Canister:
    UN 1903 J

Comments (2)

  1. jamied says

    Line 8 - the man climbing in to the machine is its inventor Pietro Vassena.

  2. British Pathé says

    Thanks for clarifying.

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