Southern Skirmish

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2574

Date Released

1 Oct 1978

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Southern Skirmish. DESCRIPTION: In the grounds of Claverton Manor, near Bath, the Southern Skirmish Association re-enact an American Civil War battle. SHOTLIST: GV field zoom into Rebel troops. MCS hay stacks pushed over showing a Union cannon. MCS cannon fired. MS Union troops mass for attack. MS Union troops fire a volley. MS Rebel troops return fire. MS Union troops fire cannon. MS rear as Union fire cannon. CS Rebel troops reload. MS Rebels storm Union position. GV Rebels gain position. CS Rebel troops. GV Union troops fire cannons. Cannon pan and zoom into Rebel soldiers. MCS Union soldiers fire cannon. GV Union troops bring in wounded. GV ditto. GV soldiers fighting. GV Union troops fire. MS Union soldiers waving flag. MS soldiers firing rifles. GV battle. MS Union troops fire cannon. GV Union troops attack. MS Union soldiers. MS Union soldier shouting. MS Rebel troops (smoke all around). MS Rebel and Union soldiers fighting. CS Union. CS troops. MS soldiers in hand to hand combat. MS ditto. CS walking wounded. MS a ‘dead’ soldier. MS ditto. GV Union troops walking over battlefield with flag.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure

Locations

Bath; Avon; Claverton Manor

Card file number

78/150

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin
Camera: Richard Day

Length of story (in feet)

170

Story extras:

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