Decade of De Gaulle

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2082A

Date Released

1 May 1969

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Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Decade of De Gaulle. DESCRIPTION: After defeat in the referendum on which he staked his political career, President de Gaulle resigns after leading France for the past decade and over-shadowing every other figure in European Politics. SHOTLIST: 2 MS de Gaulle walking in the street, waving to crowds. MS crowds applaud. 2 MS de Gaulle among crowd. Aerial crowds. MS de Gaulle among crowd. MCU interior aircraft, paratroops prepare to jump. 3 MS paratroops jumping onto Algerian Territory. 2 Aerial troops in position. TS tanks in streets. MCU people running. MS troops firing smoke bombs. MS smoke bomb lands in street. MS de Gaulle comes towards microphones to speak. GV crowds. MS de Gaulle speaks. GV motorcade. LAS truck shot ticker-tape from building. MCU ditto. MS de Gaulle & Mr Wilson. GV ditto. MS party walk up steps. 2 shots de Gaulle with Kiesinger. 2 shots de Gaulle leaves ship to visit Quebec. GV TS pan crowds. 2 shots de Gaulle amongst crowds. GV de Gaulle enters conference room whilst on Russian tour. MS two shots de Gaulle & party including Premier Kosygin. MCU de Gaulle signs document. CU document. MS de Gaulle shakes hands with Russian delegates. 7 shots GVs 1968 student riots in Paris. MS de Gaulle behind desk speaking to the nation on TV.

Keywords

Politics and government; Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Foreign relations; Conferences; Colonialism; Demonstrations; Independence movements; Riots; Military

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Card file number

94692

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

215

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