South and North Koreans Return

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1263
Date Released
17 Aug 1953
Date submitted
13 Aug 1953
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Harvesting Time
  2. 2South and North Koreans Return
  3. 3French Strike Spreads
  4. 4Sport: Gordon Pirie
  5. 5Sport: Soapbox Derby
  6. 6Sport: Golf - £5,000 Shot
  7. 7Sport: Mass Gymnasts
  8. *Beauty on Parade

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: North & South Korean Returned. Pow. DESCRIPTION: Tragic scenes in Seoul as South Korean prisoners return to their waiting families. At Panmunjom, the North Korean Communist prisoners are returned, but defiant to the last, they discard the uniforms provided by the UN. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Sick & wounded returning by helicopter at Seoul. South Koreans wait at airfield for their sons to return. CU types. At Panmunjom North Koreans arriving by LCTs. Disembark under protest. Discarding their new uniforms but keeping cigarettes. CU North Koreans after discarding uniforms.
Keywords
Vehicles; Health and medicine; Demonstrations; Prisoners of war; Fashion and costume; Military
Locations
Seoul; Panmunjom
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
59540
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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