Learning on ScreenCyprus Demonstration
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cyprus Demonstrations. DESCRIPTION: A Greek Anniversary, celebrated in Cyprus:- Oxi Day recalling the Greek people’s rejection of Mussolini’s ultimatum to surrender in 1940. The Cyprus Government forbade any demonstrations which could lead to a breach of the peace, but riot squads were called out to break-up crowds shouting slogans. Twenty-three people were injured. SHOTLIST: GV Ledra Street. LS boys hoisting flags. MS same. GV flags being hoisted. Flags across street. MS Police car on patrol outside church. MS same. BS entering church. LS church. CU bell tolling. MS Greek Consul arrives. MS crowd on balcony. Bishop Anthimes arrives. Youths with flags leave church. Students carry portrait of Makarios. Students and demonstrators come down street. Same. Police & soldiers arrive. MS demonstrators. Police & soldiers try to stop demonstrators. LS police, students & demonstrators run up street. Auxiliary Police & demonstrators in doorway of house. Army officer carrying Greek flag. Troops in jeep with captured Greek flag. Troops march away to stand by.
- Keywords
- Commemorations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Demonstrations; Riots; Crime; Religion and belief
- Locations
- Cyprus; Nicosia
- Card file number
- 72015
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Felix M. Yiaxis
- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Length of story (in feet)
- 74
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