Legation Incident in Switzerland

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1342
Date Released
21 Feb 1955
Date submitted
18 Feb 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Roumanian Legation in Berne. DESCRIPTION: The Rumanian Legation in Berne was in a state of siege for 36 hours, when Anti-Communist Rumanian exiles took possession by force. They were persuaded to surrender by the Swiss Police. SHOTLIST: KS GV of the Roumanian Legation through iron railings. CU of the street nameplate. Crowd shot. CU of a Swiss policeman. CU of the Roumanian Legation nameplate. Shot of the Roumanian Charges d’Affair. Police car. Police climbing into a lorry. Lorry drives off.
Keywords
Police
Locations
Switzerland; Berne
Footage sources
France
Card file number
62911
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
51
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Legation Incident in Switzerland', British Movietone News Issue No. 1342, 21 Feb 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19868 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)