Prague - One Year Ago

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2099

Date Released

25 Aug 1969

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Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Prague One Year Ago. DESCRIPTION: On the anniversary of the invasion of Czechoslovakia, demonstrations provoke a further show of military strength. We recall those dramatic scenes of 12 months ago when the Czech people tried to overcome the outrage of the Soviet occupation. SHOTLIST: GV smoke from behind building in Prague. GV mob on angry Czechs. GV rioters in street (fires etc). MS rioters pan to tanks. MCU tanks with soldiers on them. MCU rioters shout abuse at soldiers. MS army officer returns abuse. CU rioters. MLS Czechs defy tanks. MS Czechs crowd round tank kicking it, pan to crowd. TS scene of riots. GV riots run towards camera. MS pan soldiers walk past. MCU Czech waving fist. 2 shots tanks drive through crowd.

Keywords

Commemorations; Vehicles; Ceremonies; Demonstrations; Riots; Occupied territories; Military

Locations

Prague; Czechoslovakia

Footage sources

Library

Card file number

95120A

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

135

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