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:

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