Jap Prisoners from Russia Return Home

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1049A
Date Released
14 Jul 1949
Date submitted
6 Jul 1949
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jap Prisoners Return Home. DESCRIPTION: Japanese prisoners return home from imprisonment in Russian Territory. They are given a great welcome on arrival. SHOTLIST: KS. GV transport ship off shore. GV Japs lining rails of ship. Japs disembark. Japs being dusted with disinfectant, also their clothes, passing through sheds. Trucking shots of crowds line streets as Jap Communists return home, streamers etc. fall to earth. flags & banners flying. Lines of Japs singing (silent) "Internationale".
Keywords
Prisoners of war
Locations
Maizuru; Honshu Island
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
52237
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Jap Prisoners from Russia Return Home', British Movietone News Issue No. 1049A, 14 Jul 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15834 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)