Cyprus - Curfew

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1426A

Date Released

4 Oct 1956

Date submitted

1 Oct 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Vulcan Crashes
2. 2Bolshoi Ballet Here
3. 3Cyprus - Curfew
4. 4Cassino Remembrance
5. 5Labour Party Meets
6. 6The Princess in Mauritius

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Curfew in Nicosia. DESCRIPTION: At 12 o’clock everyday, the curfew is lifted for one hour, to let the people of Nicosia’s Greek quarter do their shopping. The curfew was imposed after an outbreak of terrorist murders. SHOTLIST: Empty streets in the centre of Nicosia. All shops shut with the shutters drawn. Police patrolling the town, on foot and in Land Rovers. Road block at entrance to Metaxas Square.

Keywords

Shops and shopping; Independence movements

Locations

Cyprus; Nicosia

Card file number

68388

Credits:

Camera

John Davies

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

50

Story extras:

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