Free Election in Trieste

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1046
Date Released
20 Jun 1949
Date submitted
16 Jun 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Free Election in Trieste. DESCRIPTION: In Trieste elections have taken place to decide whether it should go back under Italian rule or not. The result showed that 65% voted for the return. SHOTLIST: KS. Elevated GV of street of Trieste. MS people displaying posters. SCU of big banner "Liberte" & men painting same. Posters littered all over walls. MS statue with posters stuck over same. MS people read same. Various shots of different posters. Several shots people at the polls casting their votes. Interior - people place votes in ballots boxes. Exterior - Highly decorative lorry passes through streets people on same waving flags etc - into & out of camera.
Keywords
Politics and government
Locations
Italy; Trieste
Footage sources
France
Card file number
52124
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
78
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Free Election in Trieste', British Movietone News Issue No. 1046, 20 Jun 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15787 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)