UP HELLY-AA 1970

Full length video

This film is in copyright

This film is protected by copyright and is provided for personal, private viewing only. Please use the Hire, buy or ask a question button to ask about obtaining a copy of this film or a licence to use it, or to ask about its copyright status.

Find similar films

Places:

Subjects:

Genres:

Decade:

Please read Understanding catalogue records for help interpreting this information and Using footage for more information about accessing this film.

Title: UP HELLY-AA 1970

Reference number: 9486

Date: 1970

Director: filmed by Tom Stitt

Sound: silent

Original format: 16mm

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 6.27 mins

Description: Up Helly Aa celebrations in Shetland, including the torchlight procession and burning of the galley.

Shotlist: Viking galley and guizers parading on streets during day time in front of crowds - galley and guizers in torchlight procession at night - torches are thrown and the galley burns - shots of participants, brass band and procession