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Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Edinburgh. DESCRIPTION: The Military Tattoo is probably the only traditional aspect of the Edinburgh Festival which shows its usual enterprise and originality to maintain its international prestige. SHOTLIST: GV over Edinburgh (lamp-post in foreground). GV Edinburgh street scene. 2 CU of posters advertising festival. MS several posters together pan up. MS stage door lamp pan down to sign written in Italian. MS Ian McKellen acting in Shakespeare play. MCU McKellen with girl at side looking up at him. CU poster advertising several plays at different theatres. MCU girl placing necklace round actresses neck. MS actor dancing round stage with models in stationary position. MCU actor pointing with sceptre. MS several actors on stage. MCU military tattoo band passing. HAS band marching. GV band with crowd onlooking. MCU Scotsman holding lady’s hand in dance sequence. HAS 2 groups dancing Scots reel pan to right. GV arena with band & dancers.
- Keywords
- Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Displays; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies; Performing arts; Military
- Locations
- Edinburgh; Scotland; United Kingdom
- Footage sources
- Templar Films
- Card file number
- 95109
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 131
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