Bombs in Casbah

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1456A
Date Released
2 May 1957
Date submitted
26 Apr 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bombs in the Casbah. DESCRIPTION: The Casbah district of Algiers was subjected to a special search by French forces just before the Easter holidays, when the rebels openly threatened a campaign of violence. In a deserted house, paratroops found a cupboard in which the shelves concealed the entrance to an inner store room. They discovered, among other weapons, a stock of thirteen time bombs. SHOTLIST: GV of the Casbah. Washing hanging up in the Casbah. Troops down the steps with boxes. Notice. Troops going up stairs which are of spiral design. Troops go into room and go out again. Kicks door open and enters. Opens cupboard and kicks shelves. Finds cubbyhole. Troop enters and passes out box to the other troop. Many boxes come out of the hole. They inspect them gingerly. Find time bombs. General view of the boxes. Semi close up of a box being opened and revealing a wired time bomb.
Keywords
Weapons; Terrorism
Locations
Algeria; Casbah
Footage sources
France
Card file number
70499
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
66
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Bombs in Casbah', British Movietone News Issue No. 1456A, 2 May 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21649 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)