Canal Zone Round-Up

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1181
Date Released
21 Jan 1952
Date submitted
17 Jan 1952
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Terrorists Round-Up in Egyptian Village. DESCRIPTION: Following terrorist activities in the Canal Zone, British troops have been carrying out a number of searches in Egyptian villages. Their task was to look for weapons and for any so-called Egyptian Commandos who might be hiding there. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Ship (Russian trawler) passing through the Suez Canal. Platoon of British troops, 1st Battalion East Lancashires. Several shots entering mud-houses. Egyptians & women in barbed wire pens. CU women hiding their faces. Men searching Egyptians. Egyptian leaves barbed wire pens. Camel staggers to it’s feet. Near Tel El Kebir. Coldstreams & Camerons crossing open country, Egyptians lined up & searched. Rounding up Egyptians. Egyptians being interrogated, three marched off to prison camp. Several shots prisoners in barbed wired compounds.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Terrorism; Crime; Animals; Military
Locations
Canal Zone
Footage sources
Gaumont
Rota
Card file number
56634
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
155
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Canal Zone Round-Up', British Movietone News Issue No. 1181, 21 Jan 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17565 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)