Learning on ScreenTrouble in Ethiopia
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- British Movietone News
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- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Library Film Compilation Trouble in Ethiopia. DESCRIPTION: Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia was paying State Visits far from his own country, when news of the coup d’etat filtered through from Addis Ababa. Seen here in Accra with Dr Nkrumah during his visit to Ghana, he received a welcome befitting the Imperial ruler of a friendly nation. Now, a flash-back to the Emperor’s coronation day, thirty years ago. This was the scene in Addis Ababa on the day that Ras Tafari Makonnen ascended the throne as King of the Kings of Ethiopia, Lion of Judah, Elect of God. . As Emperor Haile Selassie the First, he was the autocratic ruler of some 18,000,000 people. Then came the Abyssinian war, in which Marshal Badoglio led the Italian forces to victory. The Emperor had been driven into exile, and it was not until British victory here, early in World War II, that he returned. There was rejoicing again in the capital, when Haile Selassie, with his Empress, celebrated the silver jubilee of his reign. Now came reports that the Crown Prince had supplanted his father, that Haile Selassie was flying back and that there was fighting in the capital. SHOTLIST: Key scene. CU Haile Selassie. MS Haile Selassie with Dr Nkrumah at visit of Ghana. CU Ghanaian soldier. MS Haile Selassie inspecting troops. TS procession. TS crowds. LS Haile Selassie waving from car. Slip pan LS Haile Selassie at Coronation. GV Ethiopians. GV procession. CU Haile Selassie in procession. TS troops in procession. Slip pan MS scenes of Abyssinian war. GV same. GV tanks - same GV same GV same flying aircraft CU bomb released. CU (taken from plane) bombs dropping. CU scene of war. Same. Slip pan GV AS in Comet. MS crowd. LS same LS mounted troops in procession. LS coach in procession. MS Ethiopians drumming. MS same dancing CU HS in coach. LS Ethiopians MS AS wife. MS Crown Prince. MS party bow. MS Crown Prince shakes hands with party. MS same. Slip pan CU HS.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Politics and government; Music and dance; Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Ceremonies; War damage; Riots; Exile; Military
- Locations
- Ethiopia; Ghana
- Footage sources
- Library
Movietone
- Card file number
- 81613
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Length of story (in feet)
- 212
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