Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Burma Independence
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 7
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Burma Independence Celebrated in London. DESCRIPTION: Independence Day was marked at the Burmese Embassy in London. SHOTLIST: KS MS British Colonial flag flying outside embassy. Shots of Burmese types outside embassy. Interior - GV of meeting. SCU Sir Maung Gyee, Ambassador Designate addressing meeting. Cut-ins of Burmese types listening - male and female. Sir Stafford Cripps walks up to platform, speaks about Burma. GV as french windows are opened and few walk onto balcony. Lowering of the above flag and hoisting of Burmese flag (five star). SCU of same. Crowds mostly Burmese outside embassy in streets, singing Burmese National Anthem. Cut-ins of VIPs on balcony of embassy.
- Keywords
- Independence movements
- Locations
- Burmese Embassy, London
- Footage sources
- Gaumont
- Card file number
- 49644
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Length of story (in feet)
- 113
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Burma Independence', British Movietone News Issue No. 970A, 8 Jan 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14865 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)