Chou En-Lai on Tour

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1441
Date Released
14 Jan 1957
Date Other
Jan 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Chou En-Lai in Pakistan. DESCRIPTION: Mr Chou En-Lai, Premier of Communist China was welcomed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan when he began his tour of that country. An inspection of some of the ships of Her Majesty’s Pakistan Navy was a feature of this phase of his extensive tour which includes a visit to Russia. Pakistani dancers put on a expressive entertainment for the visitor. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the crowds welcoming Chou En-Lai. Shots of Chou En-Lai walking down steps of the plane. Shots of him being greeted by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, HS Suhrawardy. Various shots of Chou En-Lai. Various shots of him on board boat inspecting Pakistan navy. Shot of the boat. Shot of Chou En-Lai saluting. Shot of the ship. Various shots of Pakistan dancers. Shots of Chou En-Lai and Prime Minister of Pakistan clapping.
Keywords
Politics and government; Music and dance
Locations
Pakistan
Footage sources
Directorate of Films Government of Pakistan
Card file number
69506A
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
74
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Chou En-Lai on Tour', British Movietone News Issue No. 1441, 14 Jan 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21426 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)