The Suez Canal Seized by Nasser

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1417

Date Released

30 Jul 1956

Date Other

Jul 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Suez Canal Seized by Nasser
2. 2The Fourth Test
3. 3A Spot of Summer
4. 4Horse Show Climax
5. 5The Sinking of SS Andrea Doria

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Suez Canal Seized By Nasser. DESCRIPTION: That 100 mile international short cut to the Far East, the Suez Canal, was run by a Company with Britain as its biggest shareholders. Britain guarded it in two World Wars, and its used by a vast tonnage of British shipping, now Egypt’s President Nasser has made his grab, he calls it nationalisation. SHOTLIST: Library - Map of Suez. GV Canal. Planes fly overhead. Ship through. Flag. Nasser at microphone (5 ft silent). Crowds. Canal shots. Aswan Dam, high shots. Various ships on Canal.

Locations

Egypt; Suez Canal

Footage sources

Library

Card file number

67772A

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

83

Story extras:

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