2 Presidents Open Tunnel (1965)

Item title reads - 2 Presidents open tunnel. New road tunnel between Paris and Rome under Mont Blanc is opened by the Presidents of the two countries. Pan across Mont Blanc. Various shots of the entrance at the French side. Various shots of French President Charles de Gaulle and Italian President Giuseppe Saragat arriving. Various shots crowd at opening. M/S tapes stretched across entrance. M/S’s as President de Gaulle and Saragat cut the tapes at each end. L/S crowd. Various shots as de Gaulle’s car drives into the tunnel. Travelling shot of tunnel from car. M/S Italian and French police in front of sign, they salute as cars drive past. C/U speed limits lighting up. M/S as car emerges at Italian side and the crowds cheer. C/U Italian policeman. Various shots crowds around de Gaulle. L/S Mont Blanc. 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. FO