Edinburgh Festival

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2152A

Date Released

3 Sep 1970

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Pop Wedding
2. 2Water Skiing
3. 3Edinburgh Festival
4. 4Pop Festival

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Edinburgh Festival. DESCRIPTION: The 24th Edinburgh Festival presents its annual kaleidoscope of the Arts. Opera, Choral and Orchestral Concerts, a feast of theatre, exhibitions ranging from early Celtic Art to Chagall, the ever-popular Military Tattoo and a Film Festival, during which Darryl Zanuck, Chairman of 20th Century Fox, receives the Golden Thistle Award for his achievements in the cinema. SHOTLIST: GV Princes Street. MCU sign Welcome to Edinburgh Festival. 2 shots people in street. 2 shots MCU LAS Freemasons Hall Press Club pan to people coming out. CU poster Freemason’s Hall works by Bach etc. GV theatre. MS sign Festival Opera. MCU Opera poster. LAS festival cinema. LAS Kings Theatre. LAS sign Family Circle. LAS sign Stage Door. GV Odeon Cinema. LAS sign Scotland on Screen Golden Thistle Award. MS sign Darryl F Zaunck. MS Darryl F Zanuck greeted by Mr George Singleton. MS man in kilt in foyer. MCU Thistle award zoom back to Mr Zanuck picking up award. MS crowd applaud. CU ZU with award. GV Edinburgh Castle & Tattoo. Zoom into mass band. GV crowd. MS bands. MLS Royal Brunel & Malay Regiment with umbrellas. 2 shots ditto in ceremonial barge. LS Highland dancers.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Displays; Arts and crafts; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies; Cinema; Military

Locations

United Kingdom

Card file number

96299

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

164

Story extras:

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