Pearce Commission in Rhodesia

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2224
Date Released
17 Jan 1972
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pearce Commission in Rhodesia. DESCRIPTION: The Commission will test opinion of both black and white, concerning the Rhodesian settlement - the survey will take 8 weeks. SHOTLIST: Angle shot building pan to Union Jack flying from corner of building. GV street. GV front of airport building. MS aircraft taxies in. MLS Rhodesian flag. LS Pearce Commission down plane steps. Pan up from waiting car to commission on runway. MS ditto. CU Lord Pearce into car. MS pan another member of the commission into car (Harlech?). MS car drives away. MS coach drives across runway. GV front of aircraft building. MS front of building and African demonstrators holding signs Respect The African, Free Our Leaders.
Keywords
Politics and government; Independence movements
Locations
Rhodesia
Card file number
97803
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
120
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Pearce Commission in Rhodesia', British Movietone News Issue No. 2224, 17 Jan 1972. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29201 (Accessed 29 May 2025)