Stalin Dies

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1240

Date Released

9 Mar 1953

Date submitted

5 Mar 1953

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Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Stalin Dies. DESCRIPTION: Movietone’s Record of historic Events in the life of Russia’s Ruler. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Various shots of Stalin. GVs of Moscow including the Kremlin. GVs Red Square, Lenin’s Memorial. Red Parades on May Day. Military Parade in square - cavalry etc. Stalin at Tehran Conference with Churchill and Roosevelt. Receiving the Stalingrad Sword. Churchill presents same. Churchill and Stalin together in Moscow. Exteriors and interiors. Yalta Conference scenes. Attlee, Truman and Stalin at Potsdam. Monty in Russian uniform. Stalin at Kalinin’s Funeral. Walks being coffin etc. Stalin on balcony with others.

Keywords

Commemorations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Death; Conferences; Ceremonies; Military; Funerals

Locations

Crimea

Footage sources

Library

Card file number

58662

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

266

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