Coup d’Etat

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2354A

Date Released

18 Jul 1974

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Coup D’etat. DESCRIPTION: Cyprus again becomes a scene of violence, with an attempted coup by the National Guard. SHOTLIST: GV people in streets in Cyprus. SV guard on building. SV another soldier. SV pan Archbishop Makarios walking amongst people. SV 2 girls. GV holiday makers on beach in Cyprus. LV National Guard troops charging rioters. GV rioters in streets. GV troops charging rioters. LV Turkish rioters. SV ditto with banners. SV Makarios. LV rioters on building. LV British troops in street. LV troops charing rioters. SV rioters charing down street. LV burning building. SV pan Makarios walking in street. GV UN tanks crossing bridge. SV UN soldiers get off tank. SV pan 2 UN soldiers patrolling street. SV British troops searching car. CU British soldier with rifle. GV empty street. LV British troops patrolling streets. LV empty street. SV empty tables in cafe. SV Makarios walking in procession in full robes.

Keywords

Ethnic groups; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Fires; Colonialism; Riots; Military; Religion and belief

Locations

Cyprus

Footage sources

Library

Card file number

74/74A

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

147

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