Title reads: "
Review of
1959".
Intertitle: "
History may say that in 1959 the
Iron Curtain began to lift, lessening the threat of a third world war".
L/S of Kremlin in
Moscow, Russia (
USSR,
Soviet Union).
Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan and
Selwyn Lloyd come off plane and meet
Soviet Leader Nikita Khruschev. Crowd
Russians clapping.
Various shots of
Macmillan and Selwyn Lloyd sitting at conference table with
Khruschev. Khruschev shaking hands with
Lord Montgomery (aka
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery,
Monty).
The
Walter Reed Army Hospital,
USA (
United States of America). Sign: '
Walter Reed Army Medical
Centre'. Selwyn Lloyd,
President Dwight Eisenhower and Macmillan talking to US Statesman
John Foster Dulles. Macmillan and Dulles.
Stars and Stripes flag.
Elevated shot
Eisenhower standing in car driving away from
London Airport. Eisenhower with
Royal Family at
Balmoral Castle,
Scotland (
Queen Elizabeth II,
Prince Philip (Duke of Edinburgh),
Prince Charles (Prince of Wales),
Princess Anne (Princess Royal).
Aerial shot the
St. Lawrence Seaway.
Royal Yacht Britannia coming down the
Seaway.
Queen,
Duke of Edinburgh and Eisenhower on board ship.
BOAC (
British Overseas Airways Corporation) aeroplane "
Britannia" taking off.
C/U pilot's hands working controls. Elevated shot
Manhattan, New York.
Passengers eating a meal on the aircraft. Aerial shot the "
Comet Four" in flight. Elevated,
Tokyo. Elevated shot department store in
Tokyo, Japan. C/U children in store playing with toy guns. C/U boy firing gun.
Royal Palace.
Wedding of
Crown Prince Akihito to
Michiko Shoda. Anti-royalist campaigner attacks
Royal couple's carriage, police hold him back.
Royal wedding in
Brussels, Belgium:
Prince Albert is marries
Princess Paola of
Italy.
Lhasa, capital of
Tibet. Dalai Lama arriving in
India having fled
Tibet. Crowds rioting in
Cuba.
Fidel Castro surrounded by guards carrying guns fighting his way through crowd. Archbishop Makerios standing in a car leading a procession through
Cyprus, crowds swarm around. Elevated shot
New York, USA (
United States of America) and skyscrapers.
Nikita Khurschev driving to
Blair House.
Red Flag flying on Blair House. Khruschev at Blair House,
Washington DC. Khruschev standing with officials.
Farm in
Iowa which Khruschev visited with
Dwight Eisenhower. Eisenhower's bungalow at
Camp David. Eisenhower with Khruschev.
American atomic submarine lying in ice near the
North Pole.
Shots of crew breaking slabs off ice of top of submarine. Various shots of new invention, the hovercraft skimming across the
Channel to
Dover, Kent. Various shots of new
M1 motorway. Various shots cars racing round the track at
Le Mans 24 hour race,
France. Crowds mob driver
Roy Salvadori's
Aston Martin as it drives into the pits. Salvadori driving into the pits, with
Stirling Moss seated on the back.
Cars going round the track at
Aintree in the twelfth
British Grand Prix.
Jack Brabham driving a
Cooper Climax going round at speed and winning race. Cars racing round the track in the
Indianapolis five hundred mile race, USA (several crashes seen).
Donald Campbell driving
Bluebird across Consiton
Water to set up the new world record.
Press photographers. Donald Campbell with his wife.
Reception in honour of
World Champion racing driver
Mike Hawthorn. Mike Hawthorn, Donald Campbell,
Tony Vandervell and
Jack Hawkins attend.
Road where Mike Hawthorn's car crashed. Mangled wreckage of
Hawthorn's
Jaguar. Reception in honour of footballer
Billy Wright's retirement after playing 105 times for
England. Billy Wright being presented with
Rose Bowl.
Man working a portable typewriter. President Dwight Eisenhower of USA at
Press Conference. Press men. Eisenhower speaking.
Reporter writing on pad.
Piccadilly Circus on
Election night. Crowds shouting and cheering.
Board announcing election results. Man in crowd booing and waving his arm.
Picture of
Bessy Braddock on boarding.
Girl on man's shoulders cheering and waving.
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan walking into
No. 10 Downing St. smiling and waving to the crowd.
Crowd gathered in the
Elysee Palace,
Paris, France for the inauguration of
General Charles de Gaulle as
President.
General de Gaulle with
Rene Coty.
Official putting chain of office round President de Gaulle's neck, then kisses him on both cheeks. General de Gaulle driving through
Paris with
President Eisenhower. Macmillan and President de Gaulle.
Rocket taking off.
Zoom shot of the moon (looks like illustration).
Animation of camera taking photograph of the other side of the moon. Still of the dark side of the moon. President Eisenhower walking with Macmillan at
Chequers.
Winston Churchill and Macmillan at a reception given by President Eise
FILM ID:1705.27
- published: 13 Apr 2014
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