News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2408

Date Released

29 Mar 1954

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Queensland Welcomes Queen and Duke
• 2. The Crucial Battle for Indo-China
• 3. Big News in the Air
• 4. Mr Lyttelton Sees Kenya’s Lighter Side
• 5. Butterfly Masks Are New Fashion
• 6. Talk about Spills. Champs Ski the Hard Way

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

Dramatic pictures show French Union forces counter-attacking against Red assault on fortress.

Keywords

Colonialism; Independence movements; Military

Locations

Dien Bien Phu

Library number

22092

Length of story (in feet)

111

Story extras:

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Production Documents

• Commentary
• Dope Sheet

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Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

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London
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Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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