A Cross of Wood

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1818
Date Released
6 Apr 1964
Date submitted
31 Mar 1964
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Cross of Wood. DESCRIPTION: For 24 years, ever since that terrible night in 1940 when Coventry Cathedral was destroyed by firebombs, a cross fashioned out of two charred beams, and tied together by wire, has stood behind an altar of stones from the ruins. Now, it has been taken down and sent to the World’s Fair in New York. While it remains there, its place will be taken by an exact replica made by craftsmen in Stratford-upon-Avon. SHOTLIST: Key scene. LAS Cathedral spire. ES ruins of Coventry Cathedral. CU charred cross in ruins. CU same - zoom out. GV cross carried from altar to travelling case. CU boy watching. GV cross being carried. CU people watching. GV cross carried and placed in case. MCU people watching. CU zoom in - substitute cross over altar.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Religion and belief
Locations
Coventry
Card file number
88123
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
117
Story extras:
Film clip

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'A Cross of Wood', British Movietone News Issue No. 1818, 6 Apr 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25492 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)