Reds Release Internees

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1130
Date Released
29 Jan 1951
Date submitted
25 Jan 1951
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Reds Release Internees. DESCRIPTION: Latest pictures from Indo-China show the poignant scene as over a hundred French civilians recover their freedom. These poor people had been interned by the Viet-Minh rebels since 1946. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Lorry load internees arrive. Various scenes of French civilians embracing, kissing, crying etc. on meeting their families. CU types, women, men & children. Red Cross assistant hands out sweets, women with NoSles of clothes given by Red Cross.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Colonialism; Foreign aid; Prisoners of war
Locations
French Indochina
Footage sources
France
Card file number
54929
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
60
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Reds Release Internees', British Movietone News Issue No. 1130, 29 Jan 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16908 (Accessed 16 Jun 2025)