Canal Zone - Soviet Pilots Arrive

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1424A
Date Released
20 Sep 1956
Date submitted
17 Sep 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 10
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Canal Zone - Soviet Pilots Arrive. DESCRIPTION: After the seizure of the Canal by Egypt, the departure of many experienced Suez pilots was, almost immediately followed by the arrival of a number of Russians. These were the first to be recruited from the Soviet Union. SHOTLIST: MLS of ship up Canal. MCU ship up Canal - Statue of Liberty. Russian pilots out of bus and go into building. Men on balcony clapping. CU sign - ‘Trauaux - 1- Section’. Shots of Colonel Mahmud Younis. Naval officers walking and then get onto boat. LS two boats in the Canal. Various shots of men looking out towards the boat in the harbour. Shots of ‘British Major’ along Canal.
Locations
Egypt; Suez
Footage sources
France
United Press [UP]
Card file number
68235
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
78
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Canal Zone - Soviet Pilots Arrive', British Movietone News Issue No. 1424A, 20 Sep 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21196 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)