To Fight the Rebels

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1123
Date Released
11 Dec 1950
Date submitted
7 Dec 1950
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: To Fight the Rebels in Indo-China. DESCRIPTION: In the Thai [sic] country in Indo-China, to meet the threat of Communist aggression, young men have been coming in from their villages to volunteer as soldiers; already five thousand have signed on to fight against the Viet-Minh rebels. SHOTLIST: KS. GV Thai natives with countryside in background. Natives walk around their houses, SCU native working a loom. Children leave school, marching out orderly. MS & various shots of Thai natives volunteering for military service to fight against the rebels, various shots of them being issued with ammunition, etc. GV & MS of them marching away with rifles etc. Cut-in Thai women doing a "Dance of Freedom" - traditional.
Keywords
Colonialism; Independence movements; War and conflict
Locations
French Indochina
Footage sources
France
Card file number
54711
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'To Fight the Rebels', British Movietone News Issue No. 1123, 11 Dec 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16812 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)