Exodus from Seoul

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1128
Date Released
15 Jan 1951
Date submitted
11 Jan 1951
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Duchess Says Farewell to Her Regiment
  2. 2Winter Sports Hazards
  3. 3Sydney Disasters for MCC Tourists
  4. 4Tattersall & Statham Depart
  5. 5Eisenhower Loses No Time
  6. 6US President’s Union Report
  7. 7Exodus from Seoul
  8. *Cup Holders Victory
  9. *Phillips & Clayton Coming Clash

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Exodus From Seoul. DESCRIPTION: Following the United Nations forces’ retreat from Seoul (the South Korean capital), now abandoned for the second time, new pictures show us the fate of that unhappy city: a scene of destruction - a city in flames - thousands made homeless again. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Aerial of burning Seoul. Ground shots of buildings blazing. Various angle shots of blazing buildings. Korean on mule passes camera. Other Koreans walk. Various shots hundreds of Korean refugees on the march across country. Troops use mine detector, examine refugees belongings. Various shots thousands of refugees marching, trudging along railway tracks, over bridges, across snow covered country, over frozen rivers.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weather; Environment; Railways; Fires; Displaced persons; War damage; Animals; Military
Locations
Korea
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
54856
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
96
Story extras:
Film clip

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