Report from Poland

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1427
Date Released
8 Oct 1956
Date submitted
4 Oct 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Donitz Released
  2. 2NATO Weapons on Show
  3. 3Report from Poland
  4. 4RAF Boxing Win
  5. 5Training for the Antarctic
  6. 6Puja Pantai
  7. 7Gleaming Glamour
  8. 8Princess Margaret’s Tour
  9. 9UN Trailer

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Poznan Trials and Festival of Fertility of the Soil. DESCRIPTION: At Poznan, the trials took place of Poles accused of criminal acts during the riots of June 28th. In Warsaw, the sports stadium was closely packed for the celebration of Poland’s Harvest Festival. SHOTLIST: LS of the Court House. Interior - various shots of the accused in court. CU guns. Various shots of the accused men. Slip pan to the festival at Warsaw Stadium. TPS crowds. Various shots of people in costume dancing.
Keywords
Politics and government; Celebrations and festivals; Crime
Locations
Warsaw; Poland; Poznan
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
68448
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Length of story (in feet)
68
Story extras:
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