Belgrade - May Day Parade

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1353

Date Released

9 May 1955

Date submitted

5 May 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Save Our Churches
2. 2Typhoon Tyson
3. 3Belgrade - May Day Parade
4. 4The Cup Final
5. *Her Majesty in Gloucester
6. *Entente Cordiale
7. *A Peat Experiment
8. *Caithness Water Scheme

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: May Day in Yugoslavia. DESCRIPTION: May Day in Belgrade was celebrated with a big parade through the streets. Marshal Tito reviewed the procession which included 60,000 troops. SHOTLIST: GV of vehicles rear view of lorries. GVs of troops marching. CU of Marshal Tito saluting. Various shots of the parade. Troops, vehicles, planes flying. Guns on tow. Lorries with troops. Tito clapping.

Local distribution only

Not shown in Cardiff or West Country.

Keywords

Commemorations; Politics and government; Ceremonies; Military

Locations

Belgrade; Yugoslavia

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

63467

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

72

Story extras:

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