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Gib Says British

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1997A
Date Released
14 Sep 1967
Date submitted
11 Sep 1967
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Round Up
  2. 2Honda’s Grand Prix
  3. 3Screaming Clothes
  4. 4Summer in the Snow
  5. 5Gib Says British

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gib Says British. DESCRIPTION: An overwhelming vote to Stay British is the verdict of the Referendum in Gibraltar. Scenes of fantastic emotion celebrate the result. SHOTLIST: (Key Scene for GR). GV Rock of Gibraltar. GV hotel at foot of rock. GV ditto. CU sign With England forever. CU sign Guarantee British Sovereignty. CU writing on wall I’m OK with UK GV Rock of Gibraltar, GV ditto. MCU sign Give Spain no hope. MCU sign No concession to Spain. GV Gibraltar Harbour. GV decorated flats in Gib. MLS steps with sign We are OK with Britain. Pan up decorated flats. MS sign 1604 referendum succers. MS Union Jacks hanging from flats. MS ditto. MS sign Keep Gib British. MS photograph of Queen and the Duke in street. LS Union Jack painted on street. MS people walk past. MS woman walks past in dress with Union Jack design. CU sign St. Christopher’s voting station No 3. GV pan people agreeing to vote. MS people entering voting station. MS officials handing out ballot sheets. MLS people in voting booths. MS people putting votes into ballot box. CU ditto. MS ditto. CU pan on Referendum Observer’s sleeve. CU Mr Hutchens, one of the appointed Observers. CU vote slip put into box. CU Mr Owino - another observer. MS ballot slips put into box. CU ditto. MS Gibraltar’s Chief Minister - Sir Joshua Hassan. LAS Union Jack flying, pan down to Frontier Gate. MS Spanish flag flying. MS Frontier Guard. GV aircraft take off from Gib. GV Spanish jet plane flying over Gibraltar. GV votes being counted. MS ditto. MS observers watching. MS votes being sorted and put into box B. CU ditto. MS official reads out results of voting. GV people clapping. MS policemen holding back crowds. MS cheering crowds. MCU ditto. MS Sir Joshua Hassan and the Deputy Chief Minister on the balcony. MS crowds cheering. MCU ditto (x2). GIBRALTAR REFERENDUM (Long Cut Version) B&W GV Rock of Gibraltar. GVs of frontier crossing point - road to Gibraltar in b/g. CU Union Jack. MS frontier guard at check-point. MLS workers out of bus at frontier. CU frontier guard. MS of people crossing border. GV frontier looking from Gibraltar. CU frontier. MS Spanish guard at frontier. Pan up to Spanish flag. CU Spanish flag. MLS Spanish workers out of bus at frontier. MS Spanish workers crossing frontier. MS various people crossing frontier. GV hotel in Cattan Bay. GV same. Pan up to water catchment. GV Gibraltar airfield. GV Spanish Fighter flying overhead. GV plane taking off. GV Rock of Gibraltar. GV from cable car going up to Rock. Various shots of Apes on Rock - people feeding monkeys. GV from top of Rock - cloud in f/g. GV of Gibraltar town from top of Rock. GV of bathing area. Trucking shots through Gibraltar streets. MS Gibraltar streets. CU of various good on sale in shops. CU man reading pro-British paper. CU election poster. MS sign on wall Vote British. GV decorated street. CU house decorated in British colours. CU birdcage decorated in British colours. MS decorated street. GV frontier post. Various shots of press conference given by Sir Joshua Hussan at the Rock Hotel.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Vehicles; Aviation; Transport; Celebrations and festivals; Colonialism; Police; Victory celebrations; Propaganda; Animals; Military
Locations
Gibraltar
Card file number
92782A
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
221
Story extras:

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