News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2062A

Date Released

12 Dec 1968

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Counting the Cost
• 2. Down Among the Archers
• 3. Something about a Soldier
• 4. Go by Buggy
• 5. Communist Conflict
• 6. Transatlantic Winner Home
• 7. Celebration Nosh-Up

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Communist Conflict. DESCRIPTION: To mark the general strike in Rome, thousands of demonstrators, with Communists prominent among them, march through the city as a protest against unemployment and low wages. SHOTLIST: GV strikers demonstrating outside the Colosseum in Rome. MLS ditto. 2 shots ditto. GV pan down ditto. MCU leader making speech. LAS ditto. MS crowd. MLS speakers’ platform. MS pan crowd. MCU pan crowd. 2 shots demonstrators marching. 2 shots statue. MS crowd.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Demonstrations; Labour relations

Locations

Italy; Rome

Footage sources

France

Card file number

94234

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

72

Story extras:

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