Montreal Goes Underground (1966)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada. SV. People lined up to go into the new metro subway in Montreal, & SV. GV. Pan, interior, Cardinal Leger, the Archbishop of Montreal and Monsieur Louis Joxe, French Ambassador, (later Minister of State of the Republic of France) walking in the metro. SCU. As the flag unveiling the coin-like tablet is pulled off by Monsieur Joxe. CU. The tablet showing “14th October 1966.“ GV. Three boys walking down steps of the metro. SV. Showing the Hall of the metro. GV. Pan, showing decorative wall, pan to ticket barriers. GV. People walking down steps. GV. Platform with people waiting as train goes through. SCU. Pan. showing wheels of one of the carriages which are made of rubber. CU. Rubber wheels. GV. People getting onto train. SCU. Light on side of train alight and goes out as train moves away, pan as the train moves along. SV. Inside the train. Top shot, train travelling away into tunnel. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FUL