Learning on ScreenHarold Wilson Resigns
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wilson Resigns. DESCRIPTION: After thirteen years as Leader of the Labour Party, eight of them as Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Harold Wilson resigns. SHOTLIST: GV Houses of Parliament. SV newspaper placard ‘Wilson Official’. SC newspaper placard ‘Wilson Quits at Premier’. SV newspaper placard ‘Wilson Resigns’. SV name ‘Downing Street’. GV Downing Street. SV Harold Wilson waves to crowds and gets into car. SV crowd. SV back view car drives away. SV interior press at Wilson press conference. SV Wilson at table. LV ditto. SV Wilson at table. SV press. SV Wilson standing at table. Unidentified E/C Neg: GV Downing Street. Wilson at door waving. Shots during his career (all on E/C Neg). Wilson outside polling station for 1974 elections. CU Mr Heath smiling and waving. Election ‘74 results on wall, votes counted. Heath up stairs, Wilson up stairs. GV Downing Street. Mr Kissinger with Wilson. GV No 10. CU door No 10. Houses of Parliament across river. Mr Wilson at the State Opening of Parliament. 266ft.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Ceremonies
- Locations
- London
- Card file number
- 76/45
- Credits:
-
- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Commentator
- Leonard Martin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 86
-
Film clip
• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- AP Archive
- info@aparchive.com
- Web
- http://www.movietone.com
- Phone
- +44 (0)20 7482 7482
- Series held
- View all series held by AP Archive
Record Stats
This record has been viewed 90 times.
