Red China on the March

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1690
Date Released
23 Oct 1961
Date submitted
17 Oct 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Red China on the March. DESCRIPTION: The Square of Heavenly Peace in Peking presented an incredible sight as the leaders of Communist China Mao Tse-Tung and Chou En-Lai, assembled for the Anniversary Parade. King Mahendra of Nepal was among the visitors and the Dowager Queen Elizabeth of the Belgians. They witnessed a fantastic spectacle as half a million Chinese paraded through the Square. It’s now twelve years since Mao Tse-Tung, as Chairman of the Central Peoples Government proclaimed the Peoples Republic. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV Peking Square. MCU Mao Tse-Tung and Chou En-Lai (2 shots). GV people in Square (2 shots). MCU King Mahendra. MCU Queen Elizabeth of the Belgians. GV Chinese. MCU ditto. MCU ditto. GV Chinese. MCU crowd (2 shots). LS balloons. GV Chinese. MS ditto in Square (6 shots). GV Chinese in Square.
Keywords
Commemorations; Celebrations and festivals
Locations
China; Peking
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
83327
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
143
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Red China on the March', British Movietone News Issue No. 1690, 23 Oct 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24327 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)