The Barbed Wire Goes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1554
Date Released
16 Mar 1959
Date submitted
12 Mar 1959
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Royal Fashion Show
  2. 2The Barbed Wire Goes
  3. 3Rockets at Sea
  4. 4A King’s Birthday
  5. 5British Cars on Show
  6. 6FA Semi-Finals. Luton V Norwich and Aston Villa V Notts Forest
  7. 7Grand National Trailer

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Barbed Wire Goes. DESCRIPTION: Down will all the wire: that’s the news of the moment from Cyprus. The island will look quite different without it, and it must be everyone’s hope that once the barbed wire’s taken away, it will never have to be used again in Cyprus. SHOTLIST: Barbed wire being moved (key). MS types removing barbed wire. Another same. Closer same. SCU types cutting wire. MS same. MS types handling coils of wire. SS type cutting. MS to CU types carrying rolls of barbed wire. BS place roll on other rolls. SCU types using giant wire cutters. CU wire being cut by cutters. FS same.
Keywords
Weapons; Military
Locations
Cyprus
Card file number
76635
Credits:
Camera
Felix M. Yiaxis
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
60
Story extras:
Film clip

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