News In Flashes: Doomed Village (1952)

Tignes, France. The village is to be flooded as part of a hydroelectric scheme. GV. Snow covered valley in which Tignes stands. Dam blocking entrance. SV. House in Tignes, village pump in foreground. LV. People discussing new hydroelectric scheme, which will drown their village. & SV. GV. Across village to Tignes. LV. Explosion by side of dam. GV. Tignes. MV. War memorial. SV. Desolate house. SV. Interior, two men seated by table. CU. Bearded rough looking man seated at table drinking wine. LV Churches and graveyard. CU grave markers. LV. People discussing evacuation. & SV. SV. People carrying furniture from Post office. SCU. Woman seated in chair with head on dresser. & CU. GV. Dam. & SV. LV. Water let in by dam., Signpost nearly covered in foreground. GV. Water let in by dam. (Orig. Lav.) (Orig. ’B’) (Title Scene ’H’) Selected Originals exist for this item - see other records. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES