The Middle East: Canal Zone

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1378A
Date Released
3 Nov 1955
Date submitted
Oct 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
The Middle East
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Middle East - Canal Zone. DESCRIPTION: Except for a few technicians, the majority of the British Armed Forces have now left the Canal Zone. SHOTLIST: Shots of ships being loaded with cargo. LS British flag flying. MCU sign ‘Headquarter - British troops in Egypt’. Troops putting guns into cases. Cases being loaded onto trucks. TPS of camps. Various shots of a Gerrican factory. Man using welding equipment. MCU sign ‘Gerrican Now Is Alive By Egyptian Army’. Various shots of Egyptian troops marching past.
Keywords
Military
Locations
Egypt
Footage sources
France
Card file number
65072A
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
51
Story extras:
Film clip

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