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CORFU - ITALY SEIZES ISLAND 1923

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Item title reads - Corfu. The Greek Island seized by Italy and which becomes Europe's new "storm centre."

M/S of a man wearing robes making a speech, men stand with their arms raised. M/S of military men on horses doing the same, the camera pans across them. M/S of lots of people with their hats raised. M/S of people in the streets carrying placards, they run and jostle each other.

Intertitle - '8 persons killed and 30 injured whilst our cameraman took this picture!'

L/S of people running down the street, M/S of fighting in street. M/S of men in uniform marching down the road. L/S of Corfu from the air and over the ships in the sea. M/S of the ships. M/S of men looking over the wall at the town. Various shots of soldiers sailing over on a boat from one of the ships. Various shots of the soldiers marching on land. M/S of a soldier standing on a wall.

Issue Date: 13/09/1923 Sound: Silent
Time in: 01:03:05:00 Time out: 01:05:54:00
Canister: G 1014 Film ID: 316.04
Sort number: G 1014 Tape: *PM0316*
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