Greek Elections Set Athens in Ferment

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
197A
Date Released
16 Mar 1933
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Greek Elections Set Athens in Ferment. DESCRIPTION: Success of Royalists at Poll leads General Plastiras to assume power for Venezelist party. SHOTLIST: Elevated shot of crowds in streets. Elevated shot of the party gatherings in streets. Elevated long shot of people running about square and disappearing into houses. Elevated close shot of field artillery arriving in Athens. Close shot of soldiers firing. Crowds running in distance. Close shot of armoured car burning. Elevated shot of crowds in streets. Trams moving between same.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Weapons; Riots; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
2297
Length of story (in feet)
69
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Greek Elections Set Athens in Ferment', British Movietone News Issue No. 197A, 16 Mar 1933. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/4109 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)