News Briefs: Persian Upheaval

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1265
Date Released
31 Aug 1953
Date Other
Aug 1953
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 8
Section Title
News Briefs
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Persian Upheaval. DESCRIPTION: Literally overnight, the whole picture was reversed in Tehran, when the royalists took over control and Mossadeq was arrested. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Demonstrations in streets. Mobs pushing and shouting through town. Statue of Shah’s father pulled to ground, GV coming down. Elevated GV crowds rushing through streets. Lorries carry shouting crowds. Later shouting crowds (Royalists) wave in front of palace. Carrying huge banners of Shah’s picture.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Liverpool.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Riots; Crime
Locations
Tehran
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
59635
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
65
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Briefs: Persian Upheaval', British Movietone News Issue No. 1265, 31 Aug 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18715 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)