Operation Sparrowhawk

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1428A
Date Released
18 Oct 1956
Date submitted
15 Oct 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Operation Sparrowhawk. DESCRIPTION: The Kyrenia Range in Cyprus and operation Sparrowhawk, and a full scale search for EOKA terrorists. The operation covered well over 200 square miles of remote mountain country and involved some 2,500 troops. Numerous suspects were rounded up and a number of EOKA leaders. An arsenal of weapons were brought to light, during the search which lasted for a week. SHOTLIST: MCU searchlight - troops. Searchlight panning along bushes etc. CU soldier looking through binoculars. Patrol car moving along (shown up by the searchlight). LS mountains. Aerial over buildings. Troops searching buildings. Troops talking to children. Child talking into a soldier’s radio. Soldiers searching. Soldier finds weapons. Soldier looking at weapons. MLS of weapons found. Various MCUs of guns that have been found.
Keywords
Weapons; Independence movements; Military
Locations
Cyprus; Kyrenia
Card file number
68541
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
John Davies
Length of story (in feet)
81
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Operation Sparrowhawk', British Movietone News Issue No. 1428A, 18 Oct 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21263 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)