Air Raid And Demonstrations In Seoul (1953)

Unused / unissued footage - dates and locations may be unclear or unknown. American newsreel titles read: ’REDS BOMB SEOUL; CROWDS PROTEST TRUCE’. (American commentary.) General views of devastated area after bombing in Seoul, Korea, by Communist troops. Shots of a bombed school. M/S of Syngman Rhee and wife alighting from car. M/S of Rhee with military escort. Commentator talks of Rhee vowing to ignore an armistice amid reports he will finally accept the truce terms. L/S large number of Korean girls in white screaming and struggling with guards at and 8th army compound, acting as a shield for young men at the rear. C/U of sobbing Korean women. Shots of Koreans marching and running along streets towards United States military centre. M/S of Korean youths cheering. M/S of girls still struggling. General views of youths and girls demonstrating and running through the streets of Seoul. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL O