War Secretary with Paratroops

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1397
Date Released
12 Mar 1956
Date submitted
6 Mar 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 12
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Head With Paratroops (First Battalion, the Parachute Regiment) and Deportation of Archbishop Makarios. DESCRIPTION: During his visit to Cyprus, Mr Anthony Head, the Secretary of State for War, paid a visit to the first Battalion, the Parachute Regiment. Latest development in Cyprus is the deportation of Archbishop Makarios. SHOTLIST: SCU Anthony Head. Head handles rocket projector. Shots talking to Sergeant Fell. Slip pan to Archbishop Makarios walking along street. MCU. Various MCU talking to Sir John Harding. CU of Archbishop Makarios. Shots of the devastated streets. Various shots of ‘EOKA’ slogans written on the walls. CU of Archbishop Makarios.
Keywords
Politics and government; Weapons; Ceremonies; Terrorism; Military; Religion and belief
Locations
Cyprus
Card file number
66189
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:
Film clip

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'War Secretary with Paratroops', British Movietone News Issue No. 1397, 12 Mar 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20798 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)