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Hostages Return

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2156A
Date Released
1 Oct 1970
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Hostages Return
  2. 2Death of Nasser
  3. 3War on Want
  4. 4Lord Mayor’s Swiss Visit
  5. 5California Fire
  6. 6Formula 5000 Motor Racing

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hostages Return. DESCRIPTION: Flying into London from Cyprus on the last leg of their journey to freedom, the remaining British hijack hostages. Among them BOAC’s Captain Cyril Goulborn and Second Officer John Lindsay. Their VC10 was blown to bits by the Palestinian Guerrillas. SHOTLIST: LV RAF Britannia taxiing in at London Airport. SV man waving plane in panto [sic] CU plane. SV plane taxiing. CU propellers. SCU policeman. LV hostages disembarking. SV pan group of hostages walk across tarmac. GV press & aeroplane. SV pan hostages across tarmac. GV hostages at arrival lounge. SCU Swiss hostage, Mr Jercs talking. CU ditto pan to wife. SV BOAC Captain Goulborn giving press interview. CU ditto pan to co-pilot. SV both giving interview. CU Captain Goulborn.
Keywords
Mass media; Aviation; Police; Terrorism; Crime
Locations
London; United Kingdom
Card file number
96385
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Rolfe
Length of story (in feet)
72
Story extras:

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