Invasion of Crows

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2453
Date Released
5 Jun 1976
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Invasion of Crows. DESCRIPTION: Berlin became the resting place for tens of thousands of crows, escaping the paralysing cold of the Russian plains. SHOTLIST: GV large flock of Russian crows flying over the camera. Pan with them to see them land in a tree in Berlin. LS crows in trees. MS man examining one of the crows. CU crow in man’s hand. MS trees full of crows. Pan as crows fly off. MS two people, one with binoculars watching the birds. MS large flock of crows in air, flying around. These birds are larger than British crows and have white fronts.
Local distribution only
South African Special - Black & White Print.
Keywords
Students; Education and training; Birds; Animals
Locations
Berlin
Footage sources
Munich
Card file number
76/55
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
54
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Invasion of Crows', British Movietone News Issue No. 2453, 5 Jun 1976. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30826 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)