Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Cambodia Celebrates with a Boat Race

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
862A
Date Released
13 Dec 1945
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Water Festival - Cambodia. DESCRIPTION: Representatives of the British Services watched the Water Festival, an annual celebration in Cambodia. SHOTLIST: GV floating palace. Members of British forces walk along street and watch water festival. Natives on banks - canoes, manning about 40, speeding along river - shouting their compliments and complaints to their King. Canoes racing.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Customs and traditions; Military
Locations
Phnom Penh
Footage sources
Universal
Card file number
46289
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
67
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Cambodia Celebrates with a Boat Race', British Movietone News Issue No. 862A, 13 Dec 1945. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13648 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)