Lisbon Riots

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1661
Date Released
3 Apr 1961
Date submitted
29 Mar 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lisbon Riots. DESCRIPTION: The trouble in Lisbon began quietly enough. A protest against the way America voted at UNO on the subject of Angola (Portuguese West Africa). But there seemed to be protests about many other things as well, and presently, the crowd switched from its march to the City Hall, directing its anger at anything American. The police had the situation more or less in control. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. GV crowds holding banners. LS banner. MS banner (x2). GV crowds. GV same start moving. LS another. GV another. LS crowds chanting. LS police holding back crowds outside embassy. LS same (x2). LS youth breaks through cordon.
Keywords
Demonstrations; Riots
Locations
Lisbon
Footage sources
France
Card file number
82175
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
81
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Lisbon Riots', British Movietone News Issue No. 1661, 3 Apr 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24047 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)