King of Iraq Opens Refinery

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1383A
Date Released
8 Dec 1955
Date Other
Dec 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King of Iraq Opens Refinery. DESCRIPTION: Iraq’s new oil refinery near Baghdad is the biggest Government refinery in the Middle East. It was officially opened by King Feisal. SHOTLIST: Various exterior shots of refinery. Shots of King Feisal arriving and being greeted. King Feisal walks into the building. MCU King Feisal cutting ribbon and unveiling a plaque. CU of the plaque. King Feisal alights outside and inspects the refinery. Shot of the royal cars leaving the refinery.
Keywords
Royalty; Ceremonies
Locations
Iraq; Baghdad
Footage sources
Iraq Film Unit
Card file number
65327A
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:
Film clip

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'King of Iraq Opens Refinery', British Movietone News Issue No. 1383A, 8 Dec 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20567 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)