Hastings - 1066 Remembered. (Eastman Colour)

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1943A

Date Released

1 Sep 1966

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Wire and Wings
2. 2The Sea Gipsy
3. 3Hastings - 1066 Remembered. (Eastman Colour)

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hasting - 1066 Remembered (Eastman Colour). DESCRIPTION: From Hastings, a Colour Report to celebrate the Nine Hundredth Anniversary of the Battle, in 1066, that changed the course of history. Few places in England are so imbued with the past and our colour cameras attempt to capture some of the atmosphere of Sussex in the anniversary year. SHOTLIST: Zoom in town crier announces nine hundredth anniversary of Battle of Hastings. GV beach at Hastings. MS fishing boat on beach. GV ditto. MS waves break on beach. GV old house in Hastings. LAS ditto. MS ditto. Zoom in woman reading Hastings Observer headline Harold Killed. MS waves break on beach. GV beach at Hastings showing Pevansey Bay. GV Norman keep at Pevansey. GV ditto. Zoom in model of Harold. GV field near hill of Senlac where battle was fought. GV ditto. GV pan to Battle Abbey. GV Battle Abbey. CU undergrowth around spot where William stood to command his Norman army pan to where foot soldiers approached from. MS tapestry showing conflict between Saxons and Normans pan up flowers in field to Battle Abbey. MS stone showing place where Harold died. Zoom in inscription on stone. GV Sodium another medieval fortress. GV flag flying from Hastings Castle. GV remains of Castle pan to Hastings Beach. MS man and woman paddling in sea. MCU small boy playing on sand. MS small girl playing on sand. MS father and small daughter sitting on deck-chair. MS boy playing cricket on beach. MS man using cine camera. MS children playing on air bed. GV Hastings beach.

Keywords

Commemorations; Celebrations and festivals; History and archaeology

Locations

Hastings; England

Card file number

91467

Credits:

Commentator

George Elliot

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

381

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