Lumumba - Violent Reaction

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1655
Date Released
20 Feb 1961
Date submitted
17 Feb 1961
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Lumumba - Violent Reaction
  2. 2Queen Mother Sees the Works
  3. 3Hong Kong Show
  4. 4Caribbean Carnival
  5. 5Royal Tour Highlights

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lumumba - Violent Reaction. DESCRIPTION: Arrest, ill-treatment, imprisonment, death: such was the fate of Patrice Lumumba. It has been the signal for violent reactions in many parts of the world. First, in the United Nations itself, where a Security Council meeting was violently interrupted. 18 UN guards were injured in making arrests. Now, to reaction in Yugoslavia. This was the scene in Belgrade, where a crowd estimated at 150,000 marched through the streets. In Paris, the Federation of African students demonstrated near the Belgian Embassy. Finally, reaction in Cairo. Carrying Lumumba’s picture, a large crowd marched to the Belgian Embassy, and demonstrators climbed the railings and began their anti-Belgian protest by kicked down the Embassy shield. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Congo - MS Lumumba hands tied is hustled on plane. GV Lumumba’s hands being tied, crowd around him. Slip pan New York - GV The United Nations. GV interior meeting interrupted. GV men fighting in corridors. MS same CU same MS same CU same. MCU man escorted by guards. GV same. Slip pan. GV demonstrators parading (Yugoslavia). TS same (Belgrade). MS banner. GV Demonstrators. GV pan same. Slip pan MS African students demonstrating (Paris). MLS police pushing them back. GV demonstration. GV same. MS man fighting against police. MS demonstration. GV police take demonstrator away. Belgium - GV police amongst demonstrators. MS police take man away. Slip pan MLS crowd carrying Lumumba banners. CU same march to Belgium Embassy. MS demonstrators climbing the railing. GV same. GV demonstrator kicking the Embassy shield.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Aviation; Demonstrations; Riots; Crime; Military
Footage sources
Various
Card file number
81924
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
147
Story extras:
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