Last Days Of The Doomed Village (1952)

Unused / unissued footage - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. Last days of the doomed village of Tignes, France. Several shots of the doomed mountain village, with water from the nearby dam surrounding it. M/S of one of the boats helping to evacuate people. M/S of the water up to treetop level. Various shots of houses and church with water gradually surrounding them. Villagers carrying valuable pieces from church. Curate carrying Holy Cup / chalice from church. Villagers carrying belongings. Belongings loaded onto lorry and driven away. L/S of sheep along a road. Several shots of church and houses being demolished. Bulldozers at work. Curate's house is blown up. L/S of the last glimpse of the doomed village. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé