French Resistance Honoured
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: French Premier at Downing Street. DESCRIPTION: French paratroops were on parade in Dorset Square, London, for a ceremony attended by the Prime Ministers of Great Britain and of France. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother went to unveil the plaque in honour of the Free-French Resistance at their war-time Headquarters. SHOTLIST: Shots of the French paratroops on parade. Harold Macmillan talking to French Prime Minister Monsieur Bourges-Maunoury. Queen Mother alights from car and is greeted by the Lord Mayor. Crowds. Shots of the Queen Mother making a speech. Queen Mother unveils the plaque. CU of plaque. Premier Bourges-Maunoury presents Queen Mother with a souvenir of the occasion. Crowds clapping. Various shots of the survivors. Shots of the paratroopers.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Ceremonies; Military
- Locations
- London; Dorset Square
- Card file number
- 71008
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Jeffrey K. Shearley
- Camera
- Samuelson
- Length of story (in feet)
- 86
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