France - Amiens Has Riot (1960)

Item title reads - Amiens has a riot. France. L/S crowds of farmers gathered in the town of Amiens to protest about poor standard of living. C/U elderly man shielding his eyes from the sun. C/U two men stood together. High angled shots of crowds marching through streets carrying banners. C/U of one of the banners. Various shots of crowds throwing sticks and stones at the police guarding centre of the city. They take more sticks from a lorry and surge forward throwing them at the police. Various shots as they throw sticks and stones. L/S of the crowd being drenched by hoses turned on them by police. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1