News in Brief: Ancient Hero Honoured

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1362
Date Released
11 Jul 1955
Date submitted
7 Jul 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 8
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Knight of Greece. DESCRIPTION: King Paul of Greece, accompanied by his family, unveiled a statue recently to Leonidas, King of Sparta, who died heroically in 480 BC. SHOTLIST: GV of crowd, with flag bearers in foreground. King Paul and Queen Frederika and children. CU. CU of the statue. King unveils statue. CU of statue. GV of Greeks marching. GV of Greek girls marching. CU of statue.
Keywords
Royalty; Ceremonies
Locations
Greece; Thermopylae
Footage sources
France
Card file number
63988
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
39
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News in Brief: Ancient Hero Honoured', British Movietone News Issue No. 1362, 11 Jul 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20190 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)