The King is Dead

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2027A
Date Released
11 Apr 1968
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The King is Dead
  2. 2International Five Hundred
  3. 3Farewell to Jim
  4. 4A Wing and a Prayer
  5. 5Go by Glasshouse

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The King Is Dead. DESCRIPTION: The brutal assassination of Dr Martin Luther King is a tragic blow to the Negro’s Non-violence campaign for equality. Movietone pays tribute to the inspiration of the American Gandhi and recalls the summers of race rioting which he so steadfastly sought to quell, and which could flare up once again with even more bitterness. SHOTLIST: CU Dr Martin Luther King. MS police across road, pan to Dr King leading Negro march. CU marchers feet. MCU Dr King leading march. MS the Reverend Ralph Abernathy speaking. MS Senator Robert Kennedy. GV people listening. GV plane which will carry body of Martin L King from Memphis. MCU Negroes at airport. MS coffin put onto plane. CU Negro woman crying. MCU coffin put onto plane. CU Negro woman at airport. Trucking shot past shops which have been looted. Trucking shot looters in street. GV pan police chase looters down street. MCU pan troops past in jeep. Trucking shot past burnt out houses. LUTHER KING DEAD - STORY FROM FRANCE Not GR Version Senator Robert Kennedy speaks on non-violence in Indianapolis - no sound. Ralph Abernathy who takes over from Luther King speaking - no sound. Memphis Airport - body of Martin Luther King is taken aboard plane - Mrs Luther King accompanied the coffin.
Keywords
Ethnic groups; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Aviation; Death; Demonstrations; Riots; Crime; Religion and belief; Assassinations
Locations
United States of America
Footage sources
France
Library
Card file number
93424
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
164
Story extras:
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