Ulster’s Agony

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2202
Date Released
16 Aug 1971
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ulster’s Agony. DESCRIPTION: Following the recent Government Internment order - British Troops swoop on suspected terrorists in a bid to halt the recent wave of violence and destruction in the streets of Belfast and Londonderry. SHOTLIST: GV zoom in to LS row of burning houses. LV house burning at night. CU furniture being burnt in house through window. LS house burning. GV rioters run up street. SV troops watch from behind wall. SV rioters run up street zoom into CU. SV 3 soldiers behind wall take cover. LV army vehicle burning in street. SV children playing in street. Soldier takes cover. SV zoom out from gate to burnt bus in b/g. CU burnt out engine pan to bus. GV burnt out factory. SV pan interior burnt out factory. LV wreckage in street, including bus. SV wrecked bus. SV pan long row of burnt out houses. SV cross in field where priest was killed. CU cross. SV zoom out from cross with people kneeling in prayer.
Keywords
Military
Locations
Northern Ireland
Footage sources
Visnews
Card file number
97380
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
152
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Ulster’s Agony', British Movietone News Issue No. 2202, 16 Aug 1971. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28974 (Accessed 14 Feb 2026)