Summer Solstice

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2090A
Date Released
26 Jun 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Summer Solstice. DESCRIPTION: In spite of jeering and barracking by an unsympathetic crowd, the Druids of England held their traditional welcoming of dawn on the longest day of the year at Stonehenge - even though there is no evidence Stonehenge was ever used by the ancient Druids. SHOTLIST: MLS pan Stonehenge at dawn. MS through pillars of dawn. MS druids in procession. MS pan druids in procession. MS druids in procession carrying banners. MS guard dog and handler. MS people outside barbed wire fence. MCU man caught in barbed wire. MS druid. MCU group of druids. MS pan up from druids to top stone on pillars. LAS man on top of Stonehenge demonstrating. MS pan druid blowing horn. MS pan druid with bowl. MS group of druids. MS pan procession. MS onlookers pan up to top stone on pillars. LS Stonehenge at dawn.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Customs and traditions; Demonstrations; Space; Animals; Religion and belief; Scenery and travel
Locations
United Kingdom; Stonehenge
Card file number
94882
Credits:
Commentator
John Braban
Camera
Reginald William Smith
Length of story (in feet)
132
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Summer Solstice', British Movietone News Issue No. 2090A, 26 Jun 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27913 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)