Sir Winston - A Deepening Sleep

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1859A

Date Released

21 Jan 1965

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sir Winston - a Deepening Sleep. DESCRIPTION: Pictures show the anxiety and sadness as friends and admirers wait patiently for news of Sir Winston, outside his house in Hyde Park Gate. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV crowds outside Churchill’s house in Hyde Park Gate. CU sign Hyde Park Gate - SW7. GV crowds outside his house. MS same. Various shots of crowds. CU letter sticking out of door Please ring at No 27 - next door. Various shots of policemen and newsmen with their cameras. MS Lord Moran (Churchill’s friend and physician). GV newsmen. MS Lord Moran reading bulletin to the press. Slip pan. Library Material - MS Winston Churchill on his 90th birthday at the window of Hyde Park Gate. MS cameraman. Shots of Winston at the window. Slip pan to people delivering messages and prayers for Churchill. MS woman delivers flowers. MS man does same. MS man outside Churchill’s house reading a prayer. CU door of Churchill’s house - No 28.

Keywords

Politics and government

Locations

London

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

89274

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

143

Story extras:

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