Document : 1922GR TEASER - THE FIRST AIR TRAVEL TROUGHOUT EUROPE

Reference

1922GR TEASER

Titles

Title :  THE FIRST AIR TRAVEL TROUGHOUT EUROPE

Dates

Shooting : 1922
First distribution : 06/12/1923

Descriptive summary

GP archives is proud to share that the digital restoration of ‘The First Aerial Journey Across Europe Ever Filmed’, a Gaumont production dated 1922, has been shortlisted for a Focal International Award in the Best Archive Restoration and Preservation Project category. Impatiently expected by numerous experts and professionals of both the film and aerial communities, ‘The First Aerial Journey Across Europe Ever Filmed’ is known as the first film ever featuring an intercontinental air travel over Europe. It offers the chance to visit the main capital cities of Central Europe on the way from London to Constantinople, including stunning aerial views and street scenes of the cities at that time. Shot in 35mm and now scanned in 4K, this exciting 90-minute documentary was reedited in its original version from original nitrate negatives and meticulously restored by GP archives technical team.