Big Terrorist Round-Up

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1448A

Date Released

7 Mar 1957

Date submitted

4 Mar 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Baby Princess
2. 2Tragic Plane Crash
3. 3Transport - Old and New
4. 4Pancakes in a Hurry
5. 5Ideal Home - Royal Inspection
6. 6Big Terrorist Round-Up
7. 7Ghana Celebrations
8. 8All Fools
9. *Royal Visit to Harrow
10. *Seventh Round - Raith Through

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Operations in Macheraas. DESCRIPTION: A ten hour battle in the mountains of Cyprus resulted in the surrender of a group of EOKA’s most dangerous gunmen. One who didn’t surrender was EOKA’s Second in Command, he lies dead in a cave. SHOTLIST: Various shots of Security Patrols searching the mountains. Man throws a smoke bomb. Security Patrol bring out a terrorist. Man looking through binoculars. Wanted terrorist being captured. Men looking in tunnel. MCU captured terrorists. Panning shot along captured terrorists. Terrorists being pushed into tent.

Keywords

Terrorism

Locations

Cyprus

Card file number

69966

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Len Waldorf

Length of story (in feet)

74

Story extras:

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