A Palace in Baghdad

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1524

Date Released

18 Aug 1958

Date submitted

14 Aug 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The President at UNO
2. 2New Air Record
3. 3VIP Plane
4. 4Make It - Drive It
5. 5Old Lamps for Sale
6. 6A Palace in Baghdad
7. 7Tennis Aces in Play
8. 8Floods Ravage Austria

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Palace in Baghdad. DESCRIPTION: Here is a model of the new palace which was being built for King Feisal of Iraq in Baghdad, but was far from complete at the time of his assassination. It is reported that the new Iraqi Government intends to complete the work. It has not yet decided what use it will make of the magnificent building. SHOTLIST: 4 shots model of Palace. MS planners seated. CU same. GV new palace. diff. angle palace. Closer same. CU roof of palace pan down to floor. GV corridor in palace. GV roof. Slip pan to swimming pool (3). GV palace (2).

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Engineering

Locations

Iraq; Baghdad

Card file number

74669

Credits:

Camera

Flouty

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

74

Story extras:

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