Movietone News Presents Review ‘66

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British Movietone News

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Issue No.

1960A

Date Released

29 Dec 1966

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MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Movietone News Presents Review 1966. DESCRIPTION: A survey of twelve months in pictures. The news events that hit the headlines during 1966, from International incident to national crisis, from public occasion to private ordeal. This special Movietone edition assembles the events you remember - and the numerous others you’d almost forgotten. Twelve months in the space of twelve minutes. SHOTLIST: Zoom in GPO Tower in London. Zoom in St Paul’s Cathedral looking from GPO Tower. GV float passes on River Thames to celebrate Great Fire anniversary. Pan down ceremony in Westminster Abbey to mark its nine hundredth anniversary. Zoom in Battle of Hastings tapestry. Montage shots from Battle of Hastings tapestry. GV troops march past to celebrate fiftieth anniversary of the Easter Rising. Top shot President de Valera lays wreath in jail where executions took place. GV pan remains of Nelson’s Pillar in Dublin. CU name Nelson at base of pillar, LAS remains of pillar. GV the Tay Bridge. LS Queen Mother’s car drives through tape to open bridge. GV the Tay Bridge. MS the Queen opening the new Severn Bridge. MS opening plaque. GV night shot of Severn Bridge. GV ditto. MLS the Pope with Dr Ramsey at their meeting in Rome. MS Gemini XI after splash down. LS drivers open door of capsule. Pan the German Submarine Hai. LS ditto. GV rescue boat comes into harbour, after searching for pleasure boat Darlwin. MS people watching on quayside. MS men handing wreckage off boat. MLS policemen with body of victim on rescue boat. CU policemen move body off boat. MS captain of the Sir Winston Churchill with cadet at wheel. GV the Sir Winston Churchill at sea. GV No 131 during power boat race. GV the winning boat No 263 approaching Torquay. MS Sergeant Blyth one of Atlantic rowers. MS the other Atlantic rower Captain Ridgeway. GV Francis Chichester enters Sydney Harbour. LS ditto. MS Francis Chichester with his wife on board boat. MS David Lafferty comes from Cheddar Cave after 130 days. MS Sheila Scott gets out of cockpit after her solo flight around the world. MS wreckage of Britannia Airliner which crashed in Yugoslavia. MS ditto. MS pan officials search for bodies amongst wreckage. GV bodies of victims in coffins. MS Mrs Shastri by the body of her husband. CU ditto. GV body burnt at funeral. MS ditto. MCU Mr Shastri’s successor Mrs Indira Gandhi. MLS Sir Abubaker Tafawa Balewa. CU ditto. MS Mr Menzies when he was installed as Lord Warden of Cinque Ports. MS crowd watching. MS Mr Menzies touches the keys of the castle. MS people cheering. MS Mr Menzies after ceremony walking through castle grounds. MS Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt visiting Australian troops in Vietnam. MS ditto. CU ditto. CU votes put into ballot box in general election. CU votes being counted. CU ditto. CU door of No 10 Downing Street. MS Mr and Mrs Wilson enter No 10. MLS workers march in protest against redundancies in car industry. MS workers with banner BMC DON’T KICK US OUT! SHARE US OUT. MS Mr and Mrs Wilson arrive at Labour Party Conference. MCU seaman holding banner protesting against hours and wages. MS ditto. GV ships and cranes idle during seamens’ strike. GV gas rig inlands from Scarborough. LS ditto. MS drill turning. Zoom out Sea Quest being launched in Belfast. Aerial shot Sea Quest drilling in North Sea. GV oil refinery near Lyons on fire. GV ditto. GV pan ditto. GV pan plane flies over and drops bomb in Vietnam. MS woman crawls from burning house in Vietnam. MS American soldier helps wounded South Vietnamese. CU pan ditto. GV George Brown talking at UN. MS ditto. LS President Johnson at Seven Nation Conference in Manilla. MLS ditto. MLS ditto. Aerial shot, HMS Tiger cruising with Mr Wilson and Mr Smith on board. MCU life belt on HMS Tiger. MS Mr Wilson talking to members of the crew. MCU ditto. MS Mr Smith talking to members of crew. MCU ditto. GV pan Red Guards at rally in Peking. CU girl in rally cheering. CU Mao Tse-Tung. CU one of the Red Guards cheering. CU ditto. CU ditto. CU ditto. CU ditto. CU ditto. LS nuns crossing border to Hong Kong. MS nun wheeled on trolley. CU nun crying after crossing border. GV pan exterior Durham Jail. MS prison warden checks cells. MS prisoner tidying cell. GV pan exterior Durham Jail. CU photograph of Harry Roberts. LS hearses arriving at church for funeral of the three policemen. MS pan ditto. MLS ditto. GV ditto. GV workmen clear rubble from around houses at Aberfan. LS clearing operation at night. MS ditto. MS ditto. MS body carried from disaster area. GV clearing operations during day time. GV flooded river during Italian floods. MS woman carried through water. MCU family reunited after floods. MS ditto. GV cars around track in World Speed Car Championships. GV car No 55 crashes and following car collides into it. GV cars crash on first lap of Indianapolis 500 race. LS crowds by track-side after crash. LS rescue vehicles rush onto track. LS ditto. LAS sign Twentieth Century Fox Welcomes Prince Philip. MLS Prince Philip sitting at table. CU Bob Hope. LS Prince Philip presented with a Winchester rifle. MS Prince Charles working at Timber Tops in Australia. MLS Beatles playing in Germany. MCU ditto. MS fans screaming. MLS Beatles playing. MS George Harrison and Patti Boyd. CU ditto. CU Henry Cooper with his wife and brother George. MS ditto. MS Cassius Clay arriving in London. GV riots in Holland over royal wedding. GV ditto. CU Princess Beatrix and Herr Claus von Amsberg. MS Chi Chi in her enclosure at London Zoo. MCU bunny girl serving drink in club. MS pan ditto. MS Miss India after being crowned the new Miss World. LS Gary Sobers playing in test match. GV pan Jack Brabham driving in British Grand Prix. MS Jack Brabham after winning race. Pan Mini No 91 past in Monte Carlo Rally. GV car past at night stage. Pan Mini No 2 past. Pan Mini No 25 past. CU girl wearing mini skirt. MS ditto. GV runners in 1966 Grand National. LS pan Anglo ridden by Tim Norman winning the Grand National. Top shot pan Charlottown ridden by Scobie Breasley winning the Derby. MS crowd at World Cup Final. GV Geoff Hurst scores England’s first goal. MLS crowd. MS Geoff Hurst attacks to score again. GV ditto. GV crowd cheer. MS England team run around pitch with World Cup. MS ditto. LS crowd. MS Bobby Moore with Cup.

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Review of the Year

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Card file number

91768

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

1065

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