Polish Crisis

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1429A
Date Released
25 Oct 1956
Date Other
Oct 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Polish Crisis
  2. 2Wales V Scotland
  3. 3Admiral of the Fleet
  4. 4Mau Mau Leader Captured
  5. 5The Duke in Mombasa
  6. 6The Princess in Kenya

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Polish Crisis. DESCRIPTION: In Warsaw crowds gathered to read and discuss Poland’s new move in her long struggle for freedom. Workers’ delegations met to consider the return of a former leader, ousted and imprisoned under the Stalin regimes. Now, Gomulka had, in fact, been elected head of the Government. SHOTLIST: Red Army tanks moving. Guns firing etc. Marshal Rokossovsky, Russian Commander smoking. CU shot. Active street scenes in Warsaw. Gomulka speaking in room with officials. Shots of crowds outside clapping.
Keywords
Politics and government
Locations
Warsaw; Poland
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
68661A
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
96
Story extras:
Film clip

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