Red Ships in the Canal

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1465A

Date Released

4 Jul 1957

Date Other

Jun 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Dunkirk Remembrance
2. 2Bound for Rhodesia
3. 3Red Ships in the Canal
4. 4Released Britons Home
5. 5Cool Off!

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Red Ships in the Canal. DESCRIPTION: The first appearance of Soviet warships in the Suez Canal since it was reopened. One of two Russian destroyers that recently steamed South from Port Said, ostensibly on passage from Sebastopol to Vladivostok. SHOTLIST: MS Russian ship. MS Russian destroyer. GV destroyer under way. Front shot same. LS destroyer passing native boat. Different angle same. CU destroyer. Stern. MS destroyer and native boat in foreground. GV same.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Navy; Engineering; Military

Locations

Suez Canal

Footage sources

France

Card file number

71114

Credits:

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Length of story (in feet)

53

Story extras:

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