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Pacifists Routed at Brotherhood Church

Series

Series Name
Topical Budget / War Office Official Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.
310-1
Date Released
1 Aug 1917
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1War’s Devastation
  2. 2Prisoner’s Toilet
  3. 3French Tanks
  4. 4The Champagne Region
  5. 5Pacifists Routed at Brotherhood Church

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
[SUBTITLE]: "A pacifist meeting held at Kingsland was broken up by the forces of loyalty and patriotism. The crowd breaking into the Church." Medium long shot of crowd coming up to church; one man hits the door with a hammer, another starts to kick in a window. Policeman on horseback within the crowd watching the scene. Closer shot with crowd watching as man gets in through broken window then comes out again. Same length shot of man outside window pulling at rope which leads inside. Some members of the crowd are throwing objects through the broken window. People inside church just visible through broken window fighting off the invaders (also throwing objects out?). Medium long shot of group of four or five men trying to force themselves through window. Second policeman on horseback looking on. [Filmed from a position across the street]
Keywords
Politics and government; Riots
Length of story (in feet)
46

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Film Archive

Name
Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
Email
film@iwm.org.uk
Web
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film
Phone
020 7416 5291
Fax
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Address
Lambeth Road
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Notes
The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.
Series held
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Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk
Web
http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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