On Trial in Cairo

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1455
Date Released
22 Apr 1957
Date Other
Apr 1957
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1On Trial in Cairo
  2. 2Hold-Up
  3. 3Strange Friendships
  4. 4Knock Out
  5. 5For the Holidays
  6. 6Ring Time
  7. 7Mayflower Sails

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Spy Trial. DESCRIPTION: A court room in Cairo and cage for sixteen prisoners, who included four Britons. They were business men engaged in ordinary activities. Arrested last August, they now faced various charges of spying. But the counsel of the defence argued that there’d not been enough time to study the twelve hundred page file on the case. A postponement was granted. SHOTLIST: Interior court room - Prisoners in cage in the background. MCU prisoners in the cage. MCU of one of the prisoners through the cage. Various other prisoners. People in the court room. Shots of the judges etc. Counsel for the defence arguing etc.
Keywords
Espionage; Crime
Locations
Egypt; Cairo
Footage sources
France
Card file number
70409
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
45
Story extras:
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