Holland - Snow And Floods (1947)

Holland (Netherlands). Various shots of the freeze up and thaw in Holland. LS. Water birds standing on the broken ice on a river. Various shots of snow piled a round houses. People clearing snow away. LS. Ships frozen in the canals. CU. Angle shot of a chimney smoking, looking from base to top. MS. Coal trucks moving along the rails at the shunting station of Susteren. CU. A signal man pulling a lever in a signal box. CU. The points on the railway line changing. CU. The wheels of a moving truck. LS. A lorry driving along a road, with snow piled high on each side. CU. The huge wheels of a van moving. MS. Three people walking along a slushy street ankle deep in water. Various shots of flooded country. MS. A car ploughing through a flooded road sending up spray around. MS. Men laying sandbags at the side of a river to stem the flow of the water when the thaw comes. CU. A waterfall. CU. Snowdrops blooming. Note - date found in the old record 24/03/1947. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE