Attempted Assassination

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1522
Date Released
4 Aug 1958
Date submitted
31 Jul 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Attempted Assassination. DESCRIPTION: On a mountain road outside Beirut, rebels tried to kill the Lebanese Prime Minister. A bomb was timed to explode as his car and escort was passing, but another car just in front received the blast. Five people were killed but the Prime Minister escaped death by a matter of seconds. SHOTLIST: MS scene of explosion. LS same blasted car in foreground. LS men round body. CU jeep with broken windows (2). CU smashed motor bike. LS crowd. MS men bring up coffins. MS onlookers.
Keywords
Politics and government; Vehicles; Weapons; Death; Explosions; Terrorism; Crime; Assassinations
Locations
Beirut; Lebanon
Footage sources
United Press International [UPI]
Card file number
74533
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
44
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Attempted Assassination', British Movietone News Issue No. 1522, 4 Aug 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22520 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)