Learning on ScreenDr Verwoerd Shot
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dr Verwoerd Shot. DESCRIPTION: The Rand Easter Show at Johannesburg, at which many nations were exhibiting, marked the 50th year of the Union of South Africa. The Prime Minister, Dr Verwoerd, who came to open it, was making his first public appearance since the state of emergency had been declared. . Dr Verwoerd made a thorough tour of the exhibition, and addressed the crowd of 30,000. It was after his speech, that the attempt on his life has made. The Prime Minister was shot in the face at point blank range. The assailant’s name was later given as David Pratt. SHOTLIST: GV Easter Show - Johannesburg. GV people. GV exhibition buildings. GV Canadian Exhibition building. MS Czech building. GV Italian building. MS German building. MS Belgium building. GV Netherlands building. MS France building. SCU Dr Verwoerd arrives. MS same greeted. MS Verwoerd SCU same. MS cattle show. MS Verwoerd looking at cattle. MS same (2). MCU same. CU same. MS crowds. SCU Verwoerd speaking. GV crowds. MS same. GV same. MS Dr Verwoerd shot. MS officials panic. Zoom to CU Dr Verwoerd holds head.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Crime; Exhibitions and shows; Assassinations
- Locations
- South Africa
- Footage sources
- Visnews
- Card file number
- 79828
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Length of story (in feet)
- 161
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