13167_8920_Cuba
1959
This clip includes footage from the conflicts on the India-China border, then of Fidel Castro and his newly created government. Open on a LS of men crossing a bridge near the top of the shot. LS of soldiers marching on a road, then dropping to the ground. CU of a soldier firing a gun. Cut to a MS of a man on a stretcher. WS of soldiers carrying a man on a stretcher, then being placed inside a plane. MCU of a woman and child also being put on the plane. Next, a map insert with a stick pointing at the India-China border. LS of Indian people marching with protest signs raised. More shots of the protest. Meeting of men in MS, placing flower necklaces on one another. A title card reads “TURMOIL IN CUBA”, then a CU of Fidel Castro in glasses speaking. MS of a tank firing, followed by shots of men firing guns. Shots of tanks going through the streets of Havana, with a CU of Castro. WS of a sports palace in Cuba, then INT of the scene in LS. CU of man speaking at a microphone.