Edinburgh Festival

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1211A
Date Released
21 Aug 1952
Date submitted
Aug 1952
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Edinburgh International Festival. DESCRIPTION: Looking lovely in its antiquity and venerable in its beauty, the city of Edinburgh stages its Sixth International Festival of Music and Drama. The opening ceremony was performed on the Castle Esplanade by the Duke of Edinburgh. SHOTLIST: TPS over Edinburgh. Crowd seated and then stand up. CU Crowd. Shots of the Duke of Edinburgh walking along. CU Duke making a speech - I hope that this year a greater number of people than ever before will partake in this rich peace, prepared for us by the city fathers. I am sure that none of us here will come to any harm if we overindulge in this sort of fair. Turns and sits down. International Tattoo in the evening. Shots of military band. MCU Duke saluting. Military marchpast.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Displays; Ceremonies; Military
Locations
Edinburgh; Scotland
Card file number
57679
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
105
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Edinburgh Festival', British Movietone News Issue No. 1211A, 21 Aug 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17995 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)