News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1262A

Date Released

13 Aug 1953

Date submitted

11 Aug 1953

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Rescued from the Atlantic
• 2. First Prisoners Exchanged
• 3. Paris Strike
• 4. Berlin Says Farewell to High Commissioner
• 5. Britain Wins Aga Khan Trophy
• 6. Sport: Birmingham - London Walk
• 7. Sport: Gordon Pirie’s Mile Victory
• *England Defeats Wales at Water Polo

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: First Prisoners Exchanged in Korea. DESCRIPTION: Among the first United Nations prisoners to be released under the truce agreement, were 26 men from Britain who were welcomed in Panmunjom. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Lorries of prisoners arriving. All nationalities alights from vans being attended to by Red Cross. CU of types.

Keywords

Vehicles; Foreign aid; Prisoners of war

Locations

Panmunjom

Footage sources

Gaumont

Card file number

59534

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

72

Story extras:

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