Caribbean - Island of Crisis

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1771

Date Released

13 May 1963

Date Other

Apr 1963

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Caribbean - Island of Crisis. DESCRIPTION: Scene of the most recent storm in the Caribbean teacup, the island of Hispaniola, uneasily shared by the Dominican Republic of Haiti. Throughout history Haiti has been a trouble island. Although Haiti was the first Latin-American country to achieve independence it has remained one of the world’s poorest. Poverty has been forcing ground for more than 130 political upheavals. In Haiti the emotions are never far below the surface. It’s this that makes the island one of the most exciting and explosive in the world. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS map of Haiti and Dominican Republic. MCU same. CU same. AS pan - Haiti. AS Haiti (2 shots). GV Haiti. TS people and cars along streets (3 shots). Crowds along street (2 shots). CU tape being cut (to open new road) and pan up to man. MS crowds. MS Paul E Magloire (President till 1956) out of car. MS Paul Magloire. Dr Francois Duvalier (President from 1957) in garden (2 shots). MS same picking flower. Men training (2 shots). MCU man training with rifle. MS men training to march. Haitians singing (3 shots). MS people dancing. CU drums being played. CU girl dancing. CU little boy. GV crowds. GV same with banners.

Keywords

Politics and government; Music and dance; Social conditions; Riots; Military

Locations

Haiti; Caribbean

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

86487

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

173

Story extras:

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