Cyprus News

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1475A
Date Released
12 Sep 1957
Date Other
Sep 1957
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Fire!
  2. 2Stirling Moss - The Tops
  3. 3Cyprus News
  4. 4For Colder Days
  5. 5Malay Ruler Installed
  6. 6Athletics - Poland V Britain

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cyprus News. DESCRIPTION: The Governorship of Cyprus entails heavy responsibility but Sir John Harding is among the first to realise that the island’s problems are all human ones, and only the people themselves know the full story. The villagers have shown Sir John some of their new irrigation schemes and pressed him to consider further grants to make their island more fruitful. SHOTLIST: GV village. MS children. MS Sir John Harding with village elder. MS group of villagers. 3 shots villagers. MS children surrounded Military Policeman & woman. GV Sir John & party. LS & GVs Sir John looking at irrigation scheme. MCU Sir John. 4 shots Sir John talking to villagers. Whip pan GV ammunition hide out. MS ladder in hole. MS soldier hands up sack containing home made bombs. GV group of soldiers. GV hide out. 2 shots soldier press detonator. LS explosion.
Keywords
Politics and government; Weapons; Agriculture; Explosions; Terrorism; Military
Locations
Cyprus
Card file number
71648A
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
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