’archimede’ Trials (1962)

Unissued / Unused material - Japan. VS of the French Bathyscape “Archimede“ during tests off the Japanese coastline. The Archimede (an underwater craft - a submarine for very deep waters) with Commanders Houot and Zillms is being made ready for a world record of a 35,000 feet dive under the sea level. (F.G.) Old record suggests that material dates from around 16/07/1962. FILM ID:3060.1 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.