| DAYS OF DECISION - DEMONSTRATION AGAINST BRITISH ACTION IN EGYPT | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5791 |
| Catalog #: | 188206 | |
| Clip Number: | 188206-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 56/90 | |
| Timecode: | 01:40:59 - 01:41:48 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1956 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DEMONSTRATIONS: Protest LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London PERSONALITIES: Bevan, Aneurin RIOTS: Political WAR & CONFLICT: Suez Crisis 1956-1957 | |
| Description: | DAYS OF DECISION - DEMONSTRATION AGAINST BRITISH ACTION IN EGYPT Trafalgar Square, London. LV. Trafalgar Square with crowds milling about. TV. Massed crowd carrying banners "Law No War" etc., camera pans across. SV. Aneurin (Nye) Bevan speaking and waving his fingers about. TV. Smoke pouring from a smoke bomb among the crowd beside the rostrum. TV. Scuffling begins. Police trying to break up a fight, camera pans across to show general fighting among the crowd. LV. Mounted police stationed at the end of Downing Street at night. TV. Mounted police moving among the crowd at night. GV. Two constables in a full crowd after a duffle coated rioter in Whitehall at night. GV. Police battling with further rioters who are putting up a great resistance. GV. Two constables carting a rioter off. GV. Another rioter being run off by constables. SV. Police horses in action, showing litter left on the street. | |
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