Operation Plum Duff

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1388
Date Released
9 Jan 1956
Date submitted
5 Jan 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Operation Plum Duff. DESCRIPTION: A scene at one of the several villages in Cyprus involved in the recent hunt for arms and explosives during the operation known to the Army as Plum Duff. SHOTLIST: GVs village on hill. CU locals in streets of Dhavlos. CU soldiers march through village. CU donkey at village trough. LS people in detention compound. CU soldier with rifle marches into Town Hall for questioning. SCU big group of British soldiers march through village (South Staffordshire, Leicesters and the Middlesex Regiments). High angle patrol comes into village from fields.
Keywords
Weapons; Independence movements; Terrorism; Military
Locations
Cyprus
Card file number
65594
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
114
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Operation Plum Duff', British Movietone News Issue No. 1388, 9 Jan 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20631 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)