Flight Across the Border

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1434A
Date Released
29 Nov 1956
Date submitted
27 Nov 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flight Across the Border. DESCRIPTION: Across a broken bridge over a frontier canal, was a route that many Hungarians took on their flight to Austria. The refugees had to dodge Russian troops who patrolled the canal. Over 80,000 refugees have already reached Austria. SHOTLIST: Hungarian refugees travelling across wrecked bridge. Shots of them clambering over ruins and forming a human chain to pass a baby along. CU of baby. Shots of Russian troops patrolling the canal. Shots of marshland. Flag flying. Man looking through binoculars for the all clear. Refugees making their way through marshland. Shots of Austrian frontier guards waving to the refugees guiding them to the best crossing route over the marshland. Shots of refugees having finally escaped, some crying, relieved etc.
Keywords
Displaced persons
Locations
Austria-Hungary Border
Footage sources
Austria
Card file number
69036
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
168
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Flight Across the Border', British Movietone News Issue No. 1434A, 29 Nov 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21335 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)