Flight Across the Border

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1434A

Date Released

29 Nov 1956

Date submitted

27 Nov 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Flight Across the Border
2. 2The Duke in Australia
3. 3Hava a Banana
4. 4Wrestler in Wonderland
5. 5Report from Port Said

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flight Across the Border. DESCRIPTION: Across a broken bridge over a frontier canal, was a route that many Hungarians took on their flight to Austria. The refugees had to dodge Russian troops who patrolled the canal. Over 80,000 refugees have already reached Austria. SHOTLIST: Hungarian refugees travelling across wrecked bridge. Shots of them clambering over ruins and forming a human chain to pass a baby along. CU of baby. Shots of Russian troops patrolling the canal. Shots of marshland. Flag flying. Man looking through binoculars for the all clear. Refugees making their way through marshland. Shots of Austrian frontier guards waving to the refugees guiding them to the best crossing route over the marshland. Shots of refugees having finally escaped, some crying, relieved etc.

Keywords

Displaced persons

Locations

Austria-Hungary Border

Footage sources

Austria

Card file number

69036

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

168

Story extras:

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