Flight To Istanbul (1959)

Unissued / unused material.



Flight to Istanbul, Turkey.



Aerial view of Istanbul. LS Air France aeroplane landing. LS airliner "Caravelle". LS of liner, car moving towards in foreground. Various shots Istanbul, including mosques. Two shots interior of Sophia Cathedral. Shots of crowds visiting bazaar. LS of types walking in street. Back view of children running in street, houses are wooden, very quaint and old.



LS modern buildings. Panning shot up modern block of flats. LS busy road. Travel shot past people on pavement, in main street. Top shot people leaving ship and walking down gangway. Panning shot of Galata bridge which links the European town to the Moslem districts.



Date on dope sheet is 25/05/1959.


FILM ID:2730.1

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