New Blast Furnace AKA Blast Furnace (1961)

Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. Soviet newsreel item. Russian title. Krivoi Rog, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics / USSR Various dramatic shots, exterior new blast furnace built by Komsomols (a Soviet youth association) in 250 days at the metallurgical plant in Krivoi Rog. High shot, man on large pipe. LS From ground, section of pipe being manoeuvred. MS Silhouette, workman walks diagonally up suspended pipe. MS From ground, looking up new chimney, two workmen scale it. Various high shots, workmen climb ladder to top of new chimney. High shot, various CUs, bricklayers working on top of chimney. MS One bricklayer welds badge of Lenin into concrete. Pan across heavy industrial plant. LS Interior smelting works. Various shots, molten metal being poured. CU Workman’s face. CU Name sign of new blast furnace, named after XXII Party Congress. LS View over blast furnace buildings. Note: Date on original paperwork: 10/10/1961. Russian commentary. FILM ID: