Madrid Demonstration

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1287A

Date Released

4 Feb 1954

Date submitted

1 Feb 1954

Stories in this Issue:

1. 14th Round FA Cup - Burnley V Newcastle
2. 2Rugger - All Blacks Beat England
3. 3Madrid Demonstration
4. 4East Berlin - Through the Curtain
5. 5Britain in Icy Grip
6. 6New Zealand - The Royal Tour
7. *Glasgow Student’s Rag

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Madrid Demonstration. DESCRIPTION: Thousands of Spanish students have been protesting in Madrid against the visit of the Queen to Gibraltar towards the end of her Commonwealth tour. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Demonstrators. Various shots of crowds demonstrating through the streets of Madrid. Many carry banners with ‘Gib for Spain’ on same, shouting etc. Police on horseback try to control crowds.

Keywords

Politics and government; Colonialism; Demonstrations; Riots

Locations

Madrid

Footage sources

France

Card file number

60446

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

59

Story extras:

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