Ghana Take-Over

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1917
Date Released
28 Feb 1966
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ghana Take-Over. DESCRIPTION: Following the military revolt in Ghana and the fall of President Nkrumah, Movietone recalls the rise to power of Kwame Nkrumah. The dictatorship that was to embarrass the Commonwealth and provoke the recent revolt. SHOTLIST: Key. Air to ground. Shot of Ghana. Air to ground. Shot of Ghana. TS cheering people in street. TS cheering people in street. TS cheering people in street. LA fireworks bursting. MLS Kwame Nkrumah steps onto platform. LS people cheering. MS Nkrumah talks to crowd. LS Nkrumah talks to crowd. LA fireworks bursting. LA fireworks bursting. LA fireworks bursting. MS Nkrumah greets the Queen and Prince Philip as they step from their aircraft. CU the Queen. MS Nkrumah presents VIPs to the Queen. MS Nkrumah walks across the tarmac with the Queen. Pan Nkrumah walks across the tarmac with the Queen. Air to ground. Akosombo dam site. MS model of dam. Pan Nkrumah at a garden party, at No 10 during a Commonwealth premiers conference. Pan Nkrumah at a garden party, at No 10 during a Commonwealth premiers conference. MS coloured girl carrying a placard. MS pressmen. TS pan Nkrumah waving to crowds from the back of an open car. MS statue of Nkrumah. CU statue of Nkrumah. UK - MS Nkrumah’s picture in a rubbish bin. CU Nkrumah’s picture in a rubbish bin.
Keywords
Politics and government
Locations
Ghana
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
90841A
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
197
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Ghana Take-Over', British Movietone News Issue No. 1917, 28 Feb 1966. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26342 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)