Refugees Refuse

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1445

Date Released

11 Feb 1957

Date Other

Feb 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Lonely Isles Greet Duke
2. 2Eoka Dump Blown Up
3. 3Jerusalem Under Snow
4. 4America’s Visitor
5. 5Refugees Refuse
6. 6This Light Must Not Go Out
7. *Manchester United V Bilbao

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Refugees Refuse (Austria). DESCRIPTION: Hungarian refugees gave a very cold reception to a Repatriation Commission, visiting Austria on behalf of Mr Kadar’s Government. Police were called in to dissuade the Hungarians from man handling these emissaries of the present Communist regime which controls their country. SHOTLIST: Various shots of refugees. Refugees attack a car. Shots of refugees shouting etc. Shots of police. Shots of refugees chasing after the Commission in the car. Shots of the refugees burning a banner.

Keywords

Politics and government; Displaced persons

Locations

Vienna; Austria

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

69734

Credits:

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Length of story (in feet)

71

Story extras:

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