Dublin - Home from the Congo

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1695

Date Released

27 Nov 1961

Date submitted

22 Nov 1961

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Champions on Ice
2. 2Dublin - Home from the Congo
3. 3Irish Make It a Draw
4. 4Under One Roof
5. 5Berlin - The Prison Wall
6. 6Sydney Wash-Out

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Home From the Congo. DESCRIPTION: United Nations troops, Irish troops of the First Infantry Group Eastern Command, are back in Dublin after six months spent in foxholes and under canvas in the Congo. They fought beside Swedish troops in the now famous Battle of Kamina, in which (without suffering loss) they beat off 2,000 tribesmen. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS troops (2 shots). MCU troops. GV dinner hall. MCU waiter. Pan to men eating. MCU two soldiers eating. MCU three soldiers eating. MS soldiers round fire. MCU fire pan to soldiers. GV troops unpacking.

Keywords

Military

Locations

Dublin

Card file number

83512

Credits:

Camera

Dunoon

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

68

Story extras:

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