Taxi Drivers Answer Back

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1775
Date Released
10 Jun 1963
Date Other
May 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Taxi Drivers Answer Back. DESCRIPTION: In Southern Germany taxi drivers have a grim reason for using strong language. Every week, more of them are killed or maimed in attacks by thugs. A fantastic state of affairs which has resulted in special courses in self-defence. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV taxis along road. MS people waiting for taxis. MS taxis. MCU sign on taxi window. MS same pulls up. CU sign Taxi. Men giving taxi driver money (2 shots). MCU 2 men in taxi. MS taxi driver watches passenger through mirror. Men put knuckle-dusters on (3 shots). Men out of taxi. CU flick knife. MS taxi driver beats up men. MS same puts his hat on and walks away. In Munich, taxi drivers are trained in unarmed combat because the number of attacks on these men has increased considerably.
Keywords
Vehicles; Transport; Crime
Locations
Munich; West Germany
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
86676
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
81
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Taxi Drivers Answer Back', British Movietone News Issue No. 1775, 10 Jun 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25132 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)