Learning on ScreenCold War in Gib
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cold War in Gib. DESCRIPTION: In spite of Britain’s legal rights, Spain persists in her territorial claims on the Rock of Gibraltar. Spain has virtually blockaded Gibraltar at the Frontier Posts of La Linya. All imports have been stopped. The Spanish authorities are making the daily crossing very difficult or impossible for Spaniards who work in Gibraltar, and people with British passports. SHOTLIST: Aerial shot of the Rock of Gibraltar. Aerial shot - pan Gibraltar harbour. Aerial shot road running across no mans land. TS bus passing through British checkpoint into Gibraltar. MS Spanish workers passing through Spanish checkpoint. MS Spanish workers working on building site. MS pan down bridge of ship to Spanish workers leaving ship. MS Spanish workers leaving ship. MS Spanish workers leaving dock yard. MS refugees arriving at camp. MCU refugees’ feet. MS refugees at the camp. CU newspaper being held by refugee. MLS pan a refugees dormitory. MS woman making bed. MS scouts serving food to refugees. MS refugees at serving counter. MS pan mother feeding child to scout holding baby. MLS Pro-British slogan on wall. MS ditto.
- Locations
- Gibraltar
- Footage sources
- Central Office of Information
- Card file number
- 89363A
- Credits:
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- Camera
- John Abbott
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 141
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