Big Sit-Down

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1685A

Date Released

21 Sep 1961

Date submitted

18 Sep 1961

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1UN’s Great Loss
2. 2Pro Tennis
3. 3Twenty-One Years Ago
4. 4Big Sit-Down
5. 5Big Splash

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:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Mark McDonald

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

137

Story extras:

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