5 Minute Town Strike (1948)

Unissued / Unused material. Work in all factories and offices stops for five minutes on 24th February to push the demands of the workers. Czechoslovakia. MS the winch at the head of a colliery. MS pan down from winch to miners leaving a pithead building, they are all carrying their lamps. CU huge wheels in a factory coming to a standstill. MS office workers shutting up their premises and leaving. LS elevated shot of a large office with all workers idle at their desks. MS a street seen from the driver’s window of a train. CU wheels of a tram coming to a standstill. MS group of drivers standing outside their trams. LS mass meeting. Various shots workers sitting at their desks. Various shots workers voting by a show of hands. CU’s grinders at work in a steel factory. LS scene in a steelworks. Cataloguer’s note: Czech commentary. 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