The Bomb Banners

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1661A

Date Released

6 Apr 1961

Date submitted

4 Apr 1961

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Cambridge Victorious
2. 2Tanganyika - Independent This Year
3. 3New Guinea - Step by Step
4. 4The Bomb Banners
5. 5Easter Parade
6. *Celtic for the Final

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Bomb Banners. DESCRIPTION: On the march, once again at Easter time, from Aldermaston to London, campaigning for nuclear disarmament. Thousands on the long trudge, family parties and all. To judge by the banners, it was quite an international affair, this year. Undeterred by the rain, they rallied in Trafalgar Square. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV ‘Ban the Bomb’ marchers carrying banners. MS same. MS same. MS dog among party. GV marchers. MS Germany contingent (banner), MS Italy, MCU Belgium, MCU Switzerland. MCU to GV Nigeria pan to marchers. MS beatnik among them. MS marchers. CU banner. MS men carrying coffin on side. MS feet. LS marchers. LS marchers. GV same. LS marchers in Trafalgar Square. LS banners. GV marchers. LS banners. GV pan marchers singing Ban The Bomb. EASTER HOLIDAY MARCH.

Keywords

Weapons; Demonstrations; Nuclear energy

Locations

London

Card file number

82186

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Ken Taylor

Camera

Len Waldorf

Camera

Samuelson

Length of story (in feet)

108

Story extras:

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