Paris Police Battle Communists

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1088A
Date Released
13 Apr 1950
Date submitted
Apr 1950
Date submitted
11 Apr 1950
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Paris Police Battle Communists. DESCRIPTION: In Paris, just before Easter, there were some pretty rough scenes in the Champs Elysees, as the police came to grips with about 1500 communists. It was said to be a demonstration against the right-wing newspaper Le Figaro. SHOTLIST: KS. MS police fighting with Communist rioters. In the Champs Elysees. Communists fighting with police & civilians. Police vans arrive with additional police, running fights take place. Injured being taken away, arrests being made, restaurants in boulevards, their chairs being thrown at one another & broken. Fighting in general.
Keywords
Riots
Locations
Paris
Footage sources
France
Card file number
53543
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
122
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Paris Police Battle Communists', British Movietone News Issue No. 1088A, 13 Apr 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16327 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)