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Cyprus Outrages

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1393A
Date Released
16 Feb 1956
Date submitted
Feb 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Cyprus Outrages
  2. 2Rugger - England Rout Ireland
  3. 3News in Brief: Vienna Dances
  4. 4News in Brief: The Sultan’s Visit
  5. 5News in Brief: The Malta Referendum
  6. 6River Warriors Hail the Queen

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cyprus Outrage. DESCRIPTION: Metaxes Square, Nicosia and a surprise swoop by men of the 3rd Parachute Battalion, searching for concealed weapons. The day before, two Royal Air Force men were brutally murdered and one seriously wounded by terrorists. Just before the outrage, supplies of food were being loaded at the Royal Air Force base for an air lift to mountain villages cut off by snow drifts. SHOTLIST: GV Square. Men being searched with their arms up. Boarded ‘Onassagoras’ street. Ambulance drives off. Boarded up shop. Corpse. Army guard. Dog (alsatian) pulls policeman into shop. Various shots of food drop. RAF on ground loading bread. Anson takes off. Controls. Wing. Aerial shots of mountains. Food being dropped from plane. Aerial shots of mountains.
Keywords
Weapons; Aviation; Independence movements; Foreign aid; Terrorism; Crime; Military
Locations
Cyprus; Metaxas Square
Card file number
65992
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
117
Story extras:

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