Dalai Lama in India

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1559A

Date Released

23 Apr 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Dalai Lama in India
2. 2Meeting Under the Thames
3. 3Ireland Beats France
4. 4The Queen Visits New Town
5. 5Charlie’s Birthday
6. 6The Camera in Industry
7. 7Failure of a Missile

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dalai Lama in India. DESCRIPTION: These pictures show a place on India’s North East frontier where a special market day was held to celebrate the expected arrival of the Dalai Lama. It was attended by tribal people and others who’d come from Sikkim and Bhutan to add their welcome. The road, on which the Living Buddha was to end his amazing journey, led through thick jungle. Smiling and perfectly composed, the Dalai Lama showed no signs of his ordeal, though he had just completed perhaps the most exhausting journey in the world. Meanwhile, accommodation of the meanest kind had been providing a temporary lodging for the former Tibetan Prime Minister, Mr Lukhangwa, waiting at Tezpur to receive his spiritual leader. The Dalai Lama’s statement made here stressed that he’d left Tibet voluntarily, not under duress. SHOTLIST: Frontier scene (key). Scene at Indian North East Frontier. MS elephant carrying good. SGV market scene. MS locals seated. Another same. MS locals in market. MS local boy weaving. GV frontier road. Tracking shot same. FS jeeps arrive. LS Indian envoy presents white scarf to Dalai Lama. MS Dalai Lama and party proceed. FS same. CU Dalai Lama. Slip pan MS Mr Lukhangwa’s lodgings. GS same. CU Mr Lukhangwa. Longer shot same. Slip pan GV platform and crowds. TS crowds. LS Dalai Lama and party step onto platform. TS crowds. CU Dalai Lama.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Environment; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture; Animals; Exile; Religion and belief

Locations

India

Card file number

76926

Credits:

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Camera

Pat Mohan

Length of story (in feet)

131

Story extras:

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