Big Sit-Down
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Big Sit Down. DESCRIPTION: The big sit-down was organised by the Committee of One Hundred, and many thousands took part. Canon Collins (Chairman of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) was there as an observer, and over 1,300 are said to have been arrested. It all went on till the early hours. People are entitled to their opinions in Britain, but not to defy the law. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV crowds at Trafalgar Square. LS same. MLS row of policemen. LS beatnik walks along roadway. LS beatnik in middle of road. MLS sit-downers. LS others join beatnik in roadway. LS police grapple with crowds. LS police removing sit downers. MLS same. LS police stopping van. MLS police open back door of van. GV sit-downers. MLS police removing sit-downers. MLS same. MS same. MLS same. LS Canon Collins arrives. MS police load coaches. MS same. GV Trafalgar Square. LS crowds. LS same.
- Keywords
- Demonstrations; Nuclear energy
- Locations
- London
- Card file number
- 83179
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Mark McDonald
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Length of story (in feet)
- 137
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