Greece in the Balance

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2011A

Date Released

21 Dec 1967

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Harold Holt
2. 2Greece in the Balance
3. 3Do They Like Us?
4. 4Shoot the Weather
5. 5Speedway
6. 6Flight-007

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Greece in the Balance. DESCRIPTION: After the first off the record pictures from Athens, the Worlds’ press have had a tough job trying to keep pace with the confusing sequence of events - the negotiations to secure a possible return of the King in his country. SHOTLIST: MS Press cameramen in Rome. MS ditto. GV Greek Embassy or Villa Pollssena, home of Prince Henry of Hesse. Pan down to pressmen. MS press cameramen. MS pressmen walking along street. MS pressmen waiting outside building (as in shot 3). CU Italian newspaper with picture of King Constantine. Trucking shot past tank in Athens street. MS through car window as armoured cars pass. Trucking shot past tank in street. Trucking shot soldier in street. TS past troops on rooftop. MS Archbishop Ieronimus down plane steps when he arrives in Rome. MLS pressmen outside building (as in shot 3). MLS crane arrives outside. MS pressmen around car. GV ditto. Pressmen on crane in background. LAS pressmen taking pictures from crane. CU King Constantine in car. MCU ditto. CU as his car drives off. MS police guarding gates outside building (as in shot 3).

Keywords

Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Vehicles; Aviation; Exile; Military; Religion and belief

Locations

Athens; Italy; Greece; Rome

Card file number

93080

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

108

Story extras:

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