De Gaulle Speaks

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1511A
Date Released
22 May 1958
Date submitted
19 May 1958
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: General De Gaulle Speaks. DESCRIPTION: The Press gathered in Colombey-Les-Deaux-Eglises, a sleepy little French village, in the hope of getting a word from General de Gaulle. Even Mr Randolph Churchill was there. But the squire of the village was not to be seen. General de Gaulle called a Press conference at the Hotel Palais d’Orsay, in Paris. He said he might be useful to France, because I am not associated with any party...because I am a man, who belongs to nobody, and belongs to everybody. And he pooh-poohed the idea, of becoming a dictatorBefore de Gaulle’s conference in Paris, the crowds had been out again in Algiers. General Salan, the Commander-in-Chief, met Monsieur Soustelle, who’d made a dramatic escape, from France. Monsieur Soustelle is the former Governor of Algeria and a supporter of General de Gaulle. He was greeted with the utmost enthusiasm. SHOTLIST: The Press gathered in Colombey-Les-Deux Eglises, a sleepy little French village, in the hope of getting a word from General de Gaulle. Even Mr Randolph Churchill was there. General de Gaulle called a Press conference at the Hotel Palais d’Orsay, in Paris. Before the Conference the crowds had been out again in Algiers. General Salan met M Soustelle. DE GAULLE SPEAKS - CARD 73828 MS driving through village. Same. GV village. MS cars. MS press. MS Randolph Churchill. CU same. GV de Gaulle’s villa. Closer same. Slip pan to de Gaulle at Press Conference. CU microphones. MS press. MS de Gaulle speaks. CU same. Slip pan to GV crowds in Algiers. GV General Salan arrives. MS same. MS Soustelle arrives. TS same. MS same. GV crowd. Same. MS leaders on balcony. CU Soustelle. GV crowd.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Colonialism; Independence movements; Military
Locations
France; Algeria
Footage sources
France
Card file number
73795
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
179
Story extras:
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'De Gaulle Speaks', British Movietone News Issue No. 1511A, 22 May 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22393 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)