U-2 Trial

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1629A

Date Released

25 Aug 1960

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1U-2 Trial
2. 2Record Drop
3. 3A Fair Breeze
4. 4Edinburgh Festival
5. 5Grasmere Sports
6. 6A New Recruit

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: U2 Trial and Space Dogs. DESCRIPTION: It was the Hall of Columns in Moscow, where Francis Gary Powers, pilot of the American U2 spy-plane, shot down over Russia, faced the judges with composure. Gary’s wife and parents were in court for most of the time. The sentence: 10 years. Also seen in Moscow, the Press conference given by the Space Dogs Strelka and Belka. Having whizzed round the earth 17 times at a height of 200 miles, they were safely back with quite a story to tell, if only they could tell it! SHOTLIST: GV Hall of Columns. MS Powers. LS judges. Prosecutor General Roman Rudenko. CU Mr Grinev. GV audience. MS foreign press. MS Powers’ parents and wife. General shots. Dogs - Press conference. General shots of space dogs - Strelka & Belka. Shots of both dogs.

Keywords

Mass media; Science and technology; Espionage; Space; Crime; Animals; Military

Locations

Soviet Union

Footage sources

Sovexportfilm

Card file number

80917

Credits:

Cutter

Frederick George

Length of story (in feet)

137

Story extras:

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