From East to West: Indo-China

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1351A
Date Released
28 Apr 1955
Date submitted
22 Apr 1955
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 12
Section Title
From East to West
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: General Tran Van Soai. DESCRIPTION: South Vietnam is in the grip of three so-called religious sects, virtually at war with each other. SHOTLIST: CU of girl soldiers. GV of bomb damaged house. General Tran Van Soai and wife leaving house. Several scenes of the quiet part of the area. The General looking at various weapons, mainly bazookas. General inspection of wife’s body guard by the wife.
Keywords
Religion and belief
Locations
Saigon; Vietnam
Footage sources
France
Card file number
63362
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'From East to West: Indo-China', British Movietone News Issue No. 1351A, 28 Apr 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20015 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)