Royal Premiere

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1741

Date Released

15 Oct 1962

Date submitted

14 Oct 1962

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Llandudno - Conservatives Confer
2. 2Houses Beat Horses
3. 3Church in Council
4. 4Royal Premiere

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Premiere - the Longest Day. DESCRIPTION: Paris, New York, and now London, all lit up for the charity premiere of Darryl Zanuck’s film The Longest Day, massive tribute to the allied forces who landed in France on D-Day. Fans crammed Leicester Square to glimpse the host of film personalities and distinguished people. They included: Darryl Zanuck, producer of this Fox film, Irina Demick, a star in her very first film, Kenneth More, Peter Sellers, Eddie Albert, Richard Todd, Leslie Phillips, Stanley Hollis, D-Day’s only VC, Captain Maud, beach master on Juno, and the Managing Director of the Company in Britain, Percy Livingstone. It was a royal occasion, and, preceded by Earl Mountbatten, Princess Margaret arrived with Lord Snowdon. One of the most distinguished guests at the premiere was Janine Boitard, heroine of the French resistance, played in the film by Irina Demick. Also present, Ken Annakin, director of the British scenes in the film. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV Odeon Leicester Square. CU (3 shots) posters. MCU pan searchlight crew. LS crowd searchlights behind. MS same. MS police hold back crowd. MS Darryl F Zanuck and Miss Irina Demick arrive. Same in foyer of Odeon. CU Kenneth More arrives. MS Peter Sellers arrives. MCU Eddie Albert in foyer. MS Richard Todd arrives. CU Leslie Philips arrives. GV War Office personnel in foyer. MCU Stanley Hollis VC in foyer. MCU Captain Maud beachmaster. (4 shots) paratroops, commodores arrive. CU police hold back crowds. MS arrival of Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon. GV same in foyer. CU paratrooper. CU papers. CU Kenneth More and Miss Demick. GV personalities lined up for presentation to Princess. TS Princess arrives up stairs. (2 shots) same greets Darryl Zanuck and they talk. MS Princess Margaret talks to Mr Percy Livingstone and Kenneth More. CU Princess talks to Miss Irina Demick. CU Princess. CU Madame Gille (Janine Boitard). CU Princess Margaret. CU Princess talks to Ken Annakin. CU Ken Annakin, Princess Margaret and partner walk to seats. MS searchlight crew. GV crowds. LS Odeon Leicester Square.

Keywords

Performing arts; Military

Locations

London; Odeon Cinema, Leicester Square

Card file number

85303

Credits:

Commentator

Macdonald Hobley

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

290

Story extras:

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