Russian Spies

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2208A

Date Released

30 Sep 1971

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Russian Spies. DESCRIPTION: In an unprecedented diplomatic move, the Foreign Office has expelled a total of 105 Russian officials accused of spying. SHOTLIST: SV poster Spies, Britain stands firm. CU ditto & people walk past. Angle shot poster What’s new in Russia. SV poster Top Russian Spy flees to London. SV poster Operation flushout for the spies. SV zoom back Soviet Union in Tourist Aeroflot offices in Regent Street. SV name Intourist Aeroflot. GV Russian aeroplane Ilyshin waiting at LA. SV tail of aircraft and number CCP 86679. CU Russian flight officer. SV passengers going up gangway. CU cameraman. SV passengers entering plane. SV motor cycle police watching. GV Russian plane taxiing away. GV Russian Embassy. SV closed gates of embassy & police on duty. GV Moscow Norodny Bank of London. SV woman talking to policeman. CU sign Edith Road West Kensington. Shot looking through car mirror pan to and zoom into man at French door of Edith Road, where 20 Russians live. GV closed gates at Trade Mission building at Highgate Hill. SV zoom in CU on Russian rubbish. GV private house in Robbin Grove. SV gate pan to Russian rubbish on path. CU rubbish. SV people looking through window in house, pan to front door. (3) legs of people crossing street.

Keywords

Espionage

Locations

London

Card file number

97515

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

119

Story extras:

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