British Troops in Cyprus

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2193A

Date Released

17 Jun 1971

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1British Troops in Cyprus
2. 2Trooping the Colour

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 2

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Troops in Cyprus. DESCRIPTION: Cyprus - basking in the hot Mediterranean sun. For most its an idyllic holiday setting, but under the old world charm lies hostility. For years there had always been tensions between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots, and when this flared into fighting in 1963, a large force on UN troops were called in to assist the British forces already there. We join the combined force for a look at their vital peacekeeping role. SHOTLIST: GV Cyprus coastline near Curiun. GV theatre at Curiun pan to coastline. GV Temple of Apollo. GV of an old church at Bellapais. AS through arch - Cyprus tree. TS with UN troops in cars & jeeps on way to Peristerona village. GV as cars cross into Peristeronia. SV UN troops stepping from UN jeep. LV UN troops (1 British, 1 Irish) patrol street in old Nicosia, Ledra Street. SV ditto (CU shot). SV as 2 walk past patrolling. SV 3 UN soldiers sitting at a table in cafe being served with coffee. Sv pan 2 UN soldiers drink coffee. CU UN badge on cap. SV UN flag flying from building in Nicosia. UN Canadian sentry patrolling on roof top. 2 CUs Canadian badge on arm. Canadian guard looking out. GV looking out over city on Nicosia. GV travel shot 2 jeeps along road & bend on way to ambush practice operations. GV TS past country side. GV pan 4 jeeps along wooded lane for ambush operations. LV 2 enemy bandits in position. SV enemy take up position. GV 2 jeeps along rough road. Red smoke explosion on side of road. SV pan jeep towards camera through trees. SV gun firing from jeep turret. LV enemy firing rifle. GV village scene - Kollossi castle. CU troops put road block spikes into position. LA car approaches spikes - is halted, then moves on to be searched. LV as car comes to a halt in search area behind road block. SV 2 soldiers rush forward - search car. CU armed guard watching. LV pan car drives off after being searched. GV troops on horses along mountain. SV ditto. CU 2 soldiers moving off down slope Captain Mike Watson (British) and UN Austria. LV pan skier. SV pan one skier down slope. LV 2 skiers toward camera. 1 falls, other continues. GAV Kyrenia harbour & castle. CU pilot in helicopter. LV UN observer post on hilltop. CU pan as UN helicopter comes down to land. CU UN flag & soldiers. GV pan carnival in Limassol. SV pan King of Carnival float. LV pan float. CU pan down float. GV carnival procession with UN band of British Green Jackets. AS locals applauding from balcony. SV pan UN band marching. GV ditto as paper thrown down.

Locations

Cyprus

Card file number

96874

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Stan Goozee

Length of story (in feet)

404

Story extras:

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