Formosa - Crisis Continues

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1341A
Date Released
17 Feb 1955
Date submitted
14 Feb 1955
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Formosa - Crisis Continues. DESCRIPTION: Little Kimmen Island, a hundred miles North of Formosa, was one of the targets for recent Communist attacks. On Formosa itself, Nationalist troops are busily engaged in mock warfare in readiness for the real thing. SHOTLIST: KS Soldier on guard looking out to sea. Gun emplacement in the background. Slip pan. Various shots of troops firing at a village. Soldiers crossing a river amid explosions. CU of a plane. Pilot enters plane. Plane takes off. Planes flying.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Military
Locations
Formosa; Little Kimmen Island
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
62877
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
84
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Formosa - Crisis Continues', British Movietone News Issue No. 1341A, 17 Feb 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19856 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)