Sir Winston Churchill - A Tribute

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1860
Date Released
25 Jan 1965
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Sir Winston Churchill - A Tribute
  2. 1Agony of Long Distance Walker
  3. 2Little David Does Giant’s Job
  4. 3Winners on Wheels - Racing Car Show
  5. 4Winners on Wheels - Sideways Car
  6. 5Winners on Wheels - Monte Carlo Rally
  7. 6Time to Dream
  8. 7How’s That for Sportsmanship?

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Churchill Obituary. DESCRIPTION: Movietone recalls the career of The Greatest Living Englishman, from his early life and the years of his greatness. SHOTLIST: Shot of large head of Churchill reading telegrams. MS Mr and Mrs Churchill reading telegrams. Large head of Mrs Churchill reading telegrams. Large head of Sir Winston reading telegrams. Books on shelf to CU. LS Blenheim Palace. Interior bedroom. Photograph of Churchill and mother. CU Sir Winston’s curls in glass case. Photograph of Sir Winston in Hussar uniform. Painting of battle scene. Still in uniform - African War. Still with other men. Poster Churchill Dead or Alive - £25 reward. Picture of young Churchill in civilian clothes. Sydney Street Siege. Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Board of Trade building. Notice Board of Trade. Admiralty Building. Whitehall shot. Notice Air Ministry. Notice Colonial Office. Whitehall. Notice Treasury. Notice Downing Street. Along Downing Street. Along Downing Street. World War One Fleet. Painting of Asquith Government with Churchill. CU book opens. Nazi rally with Hitler. Coastal guns. Churchill watching guns. Churchill walking through ruins. Through London followed by crowds. Churchill with people. Smoke trails - sky (speech - We shall defend every town and village). Fire of London. Cliffs of Dover. Sand bagging. Trenches dug. Sandbagging. Soldiers on march. Spitfires on field (Their finest hours speech). Pilots into take off. Flight and action (Never in the field of human conflict etc. speech). Churchill examines gun. Churchill Cabinet speech (Hitler will be blasted from the face of the earth speech). Seated at coastal defences. In chair - stick. On deck of Prince of Wales on way to Atlantic Charter (F). Walks in desert. Enters building - Teheran. With Roosevelt. With Stalin. In amphibious vehicle over the Rhine. Election time. V sign balcony. Crowds. Books on shelf - mixes. Various painting shots - South of France. In car electioneering. Crowds. Slapping Churchill on back. Mr and Mrs Churchill onto plane. Seated with Eisenhower. Cameramen. With Eisenhower. Garter Ceremony. Westminster Hall presentation (Speech - Coming to the end of my journey). Queen and Duke out of No 10, after dinner - resigns. Large head Churchill reading telegrams. Eden’s home. Tribute by Sir Anthony - picture. Same over Churchill at his desk. Eden speech. Churchill and telegrams.
Keywords
Politics and government
Footage sources
Various
Card file number
89303A
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
906
Story extras:
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