Operation Seagull

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1274
Date Released
2 Nov 1953
Date Other
Oct 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Operation Seagull. DESCRIPTION: French Union forces, including men of the Foreign Legion, recently assumed the offensive in Indo-China. Operation Seagull aimed at attacking the enemy’s advanced posts. SHOTLIST: Cut story - LS. GV countryside. CU wheels through muddy water. Troops try to move jeep. Troops on move through rain. Convoy along road. GV soldier down lonely road. Troops through flooded fields. CU wading across river. Supplies brought across. Tanks through country. GV tank into camera. Tank on skyline.
Keywords
Vehicles; Weather; Environment; Weapons; Military
Locations
French Indochina
Footage sources
France
Card file number
60000
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Operation Seagull', British Movietone News Issue No. 1274, 2 Nov 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18857 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)