World News Survey: Greece

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1348
Date Released
4 Apr 1955
Date Other
Mar 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 9
Section Title
World News Survey
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Greek Independence Day. DESCRIPTION: In Athens, the King of the Hellenes led the celebrations of Independence Day. SHOTLIST: Shot of King Paul on horseback through streets of Athens. MCU of soldier. Shots of King Paul laying wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Shot of Queen Frederika with her children watching from the balcony. Various shots of marchpast by the fighting services etc.
Keywords
Royalty; Commemorations
Locations
Athens; Greece
Footage sources
France
Card file number
63174
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
39
Story extras:
Film clip

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'World News Survey: Greece', British Movietone News Issue No. 1348, 4 Apr 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19965 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)