A Terrible Beauty is Born

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1923A
Date Released
14 Apr 1966
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Terrible Beauty Is Born. DESCRIPTION: Fifty years after the Irish Rebellion, celebrations outside the General Post Office, where the first shots were fired. Among the many hundreds of veterans, President de Valera, the sole surviving Commandant of the Rebellion. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Zoom in Irish flag. MS veterans of 1916 Easter Rising. MCU ditto. MS President de Valera and Premier Sean Lemass. LS veterans rise as salute is taken. MLS President de Valera and officials. Zoom out President de Valera inspects troops. GV general post office. GV troops march along O’Connell Street. MS ditto. MS President de Valera stands as troops march past. MS troops march past. MCU veterans in O’Connell Street. GV troops along O’Connell Street. GV Courtyard of Kilmainham Jail. Top shot. Troops inside courtyard. Zoom in as President de Valera lays wreath. CU memorial stone in courtyard. CU inscription on wreath.
Keywords
Commemorations; Politics and government; Celebrations and festivals
Locations
Dublin; Republic of Ireland
Card file number
90994
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Vincent Corcoran
Length of story (in feet)
128
Story extras:
Film clip

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'A Terrible Beauty is Born', British Movietone News Issue No. 1923A, 14 Apr 1966. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26399 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)