Star Wars Makes Cinema History

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2539

Date Released

29 Jan 1978

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Star Wars. DESCRIPTION: The much publicised and long-awaited film Star Wars opens in London with queues outside two West End cinemas. At the Science Museum costumes, vehicles and Robots, together with ‘still’ photographs of the film, are on display for the public. We take a look at a scene from the film which has been seen by almost 600,000 in its first month in London. SHOTLIST: CU cinema sign ‘Star Wars’. CU ditto in lights. CU sign ‘Star Wars - The Facts behind the Film’, (Science Museum Exhibition). CU still - Storm Troopers. MS people looking at various stills. CU picture. CU still of spaceship. CU still various people in film. CU still robots C3PO left and R2D2 right. CU ditto another picture. CU model C3PO. CU still from film. CU model R2D2. CU location still man inside C3PO being given a drink by straw. GV Science Museum pan to set of Storm Troopers and figure of Ben Kenobi (played in film by Alec Guinness). CU Storm Trooper figure tilt down to model of landing craft piloted by Luke Skywalker (played in film by Mark Hamill). CU model of Luke Skywalker. TS ditto. GV exterior Dominion Theatre (daytime) pan down street showing queue. MS queue. GV exterior Leicester Square Theatre (day). MS queue outside - woman giving money to busker. GV exterior night cinema with ‘Star Wars’ neon sign. CU sign alight. MS people at box office. MS woman giving tickets. MS exterior Dominion tilt down to queue. MS Queue. MS neon sign. CU exterior sign ‘Sorry House Full’ tilt up . MCU ‘Star Wars’ sign. SV ditto. Start of sync sound extract from the 20th Century Fox Film ‘Star Wars’ containing actors Sir Alec Guinness, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure

Locations

London

Card file number

77/224

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin
Camera: Richard Day

Length of story (in feet)

305

Story extras:

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