Report from Cyprus

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1489
Date Released
16 Dec 1957
Date submitted
11 Dec 1957
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Sportsman of the Year
  2. 2Cup Final - Canadian Style
  3. 3Report from Cyprus
  4. 4Shipping News. The Launch That Wasn’t
  5. 5Shipping News. A Keel Laid
  6. 6Christmas Round-Up

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Riots in Nicosia. DESCRIPTION: In Cyprus, young Greek Cypriots continue to give trouble, by hanging flags and slogans from the tower of Nicosia’s Cathedral. They were soon taken down. Women rushed up with sacks of bottles and stones: ammunition for the young hooligans to use from roof-tops against the Security Forces. SHOTLIST: Shots of church steeple. Shots of tower with slogans on it. Shots of people clapping. GV the tower. MS forces clearing away the people. Back shot same. Different angle same. Security Forces with youth. LS Forces giving chase. MS Security Forces arrest youth. LS demonstrators on the tower pan down to forces. LS forces taking down signs. MS youth being marched away under arrest.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Demonstrations; Independence movements; Police; Riots; Crime; Military; Youth
Locations
Cyprus; Nicosia
Card file number
72323
Credits:
Camera
Felix M. Yiaxis
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
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