India Independence

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2255A

Date Released

24 Aug 1972

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1India Independence
2. 2Action Space
3. 3Model Boats
4. 4Coracle Racing
5. 5News in Colour: Highland Games

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: India Independence. DESCRIPTION: Mrs Gandhi performs the ceremony of unfurling the Indian National Flag to mark the Silver Jubilee of Independence. From Movietone archive, we look back 25 years to when her father Pandit Nehru was Prime Minister at the birth of the new Dominion of India. SHOTLIST: GV Lord and Lady Mountbatten walking through crowds of Indians. SV pan up from monkey and trainer to Mountbattens watching. SV ditto talking to Indian children. GV crowds running down road. GV pan troops paraded in front of Government House, crowds rushing round behind them. SV President Nehru and officials watching from balcony. GV Nehru on balcony & crowds below. GV mass crowds. GV Bengal Lancers riding through crowd. SV ditto escorting Mountbatten. GV Mountbatten arrives at Government House [all before was library material]. GV Houses of Parliament in New Delhi illuminated at night. GV President and Mrs Gandhi walking towards rostrum in Central Hall. GV assembly standing. GV President on rostrum. SV assembly sits down. SV President speaking. SV assembly applauding. SV Mrs Gandhi speaking. LAS Red Fort. 2 shots. SV troops marching past. GV Mrs Gandhi inspecting guard of honour. SV Mrs Gandhi unfurls national flag. GV crowds and flag flying. SV Mrs Gandhi speaking from platform. GV crowds outside Government House (library Material 1947). GV ditto flags flying.

Keywords

Ceremonies

Locations

India

Card file number

98398

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Mohan Parkash

Length of story (in feet)

218

Story extras:

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