Leopold Crisis - Demonstrators Clash
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- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 8 / 8
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Leopold Crisis - Demonstrators Clash. DESCRIPTION: With Belgium split into two over the royal question, meetings, processions, demonstrations and riots led to a state of near-revolution. During the days that preceded King Leopold’s decision on the attribution of his rights to his son, clashes between police and public continued to grow in violence. SHOTLIST: KS. Riots under way. Various shots of riots, clashes with police. Spaak with Socialist demonstrators. Coaches arrive at palace with flowers being stoned. Various shots, all angles, of violent fighting between police & demonstrators. Mounted police charge rioters. Police with sten guns hit rioters with butts. Mounted police getting hit with chairs appearing to come from all directions. Police charge. Soldier refuses to moves when policeman points rifle at him. Various shots of rioters clashing with police. Some very good material here.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Politics and government; Demonstrations
- Locations
- Brussels
- Footage sources
- Belgium
France
- Card file number
- 54130
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 155
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'Leopold Crisis - Demonstrators Clash', British Movietone News Issue No. 1104A, 3 Aug 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16578 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)