Ex-Servicemen Protest

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1452A
Date Released
4 Apr 1957
Date Other
Mar 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Demonstrations Ex-Servicemen Protest. DESCRIPTION: Demonstrating against the fate of a Captain Moureau (kidnapped by Moroccan tribesmen). French ex-servicemen marched to the Arc de Triomphe. During the demonstration a bomb was thrown, luckily, no-one was killed. Police were on the spot in large numbers. SHOTLIST: TPS over demonstration. Various shots of French ex-servicemen marching towards the Arc de Triomphe (not seen). Crowds. Shot of flame. Crowds. Shots of smoke from an explosion. Shot of a Citroen 2CV on fire. Various shots of 2CV. Shots of demonstrators marching up to the policemen. Various shots of rioting. Shots of the marchers. Rioting.
Keywords
Demonstrations; Police; Riots
Locations
France; Paris
Footage sources
France
Card file number
70272
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
126
Story extras:
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'Ex-Servicemen Protest', British Movietone News Issue No. 1452A, 4 Apr 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21605 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)