Prison Demonstration

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2257
Date Released
4 Sep 1972
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Prison Demonstration. DESCRIPTION: Parkhurst and Albany Prisons on the Isle of Wight. It was from here that the present protest started. PROP, the prisoners’ union, have said they will end the demonstration when the Home Office agree to talks on prison reform. SHOTLIST: LV prisoners squatting on prison roof. GV Albany prison, Isle of Wight. CU name HM Prison Albany. Travel shot towards Parkhurst Prison. AS notice board HM Parkhurst Prison. CU road sign Parkhurst Road. Pan up to houses, prison in background. SV two small children playing. Zoom back to GV Parkhurst. Zoom in to prisoners on roof. SV pan prisoners squatting on roof. SCU ditto. SV the 2 small boys continue to play. SV prisoners on roof. GV ditto.
Keywords
Demonstrations; Crime
Locations
Isle of Wight
Card file number
98425
Credits:
Camera
Denis White
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
65
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Prison Demonstration', British Movietone News Issue No. 2257, 4 Sep 1972. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29548 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)