First British Pow’s Freed

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1247

Date Released

27 Apr 1953

Date submitted

27 Apr 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Damremont’s City & Sub
2. 2Her Majesty at Badminton
3. 3Home to Britain
4. 4First British Pow’s Freed
5. *Memorial Chapel Dedicated
6. *Wembley Finalists in Close Up

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: First British Pow’s Freed. DESCRIPTION: Korea. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Prisoners in close-up. At Pusan, UN ambulances alongside landing craft disembarking Red prisoners. In transit camp, Red prisoners start chanting & singing Red songs, insults etc. At Panmunjom, Red POWs., transferred from train to ambulances. Convoy of ambulances crossing bridge over river, into camera. SCU Freedom Village name, contingent of UN prisoners arrive met by General Mark Clark. Turkish soldiers embracing another soldier. Stretcher cases being carried to helicopters. Strapped to same, helicopter takes off, several shots. SCU two British prisoners, Trooper O’Donnell & Lance Corporal Hunt.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Aviation; Railways; Prisoners of war; Military

Locations

Korea

Footage sources

United States of America
Pathe
Rota

Card file number

58921

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

191

Story extras:

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