Upheaval Behind the Curtain
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Upheaval Behind the Curtain. DESCRIPTION: In Budapest, the Hungarian effort to rid themselves of Russian domination, quickly followed the apparently successful change-over in Poland. But the Hungarian revolt has involved heavy street-fighting and casualties in spite of popular Government appointments. In Vienna a broadcast from Budapest was picked up and recorded during the confused situation in Hungary, Austria waits with sympathy for more news of Hungary’s battle for independence. SHOTLIST: Street scenes in Budapest. Street cars, statues, traffic across chain bridge. Air shot of chain bridge. Night shot of Vienna street taken from air. Shots inside a news agency. CU radio giving broadcast from Budapest. Voice giving news then the sound of fighting. Scenes in the news agency - girl at typewriter types out Revolution in Hungary. Air shot of Vienna. This is the Hungarian Uprising.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Riots
- Locations
- Budapest; Hungary; Vienna; Austria
- Footage sources
- Germany
- Card file number
- 68670
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Length of story (in feet)
- 102
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