London Docks Strike (1957)

Unissued / unused material. London. GVs idle docks and cranes. GVs mass strike meetings during the dock strike. Good top shot of strikers raising their hands to vote in support of something. LS police on guard at gates. Spacing Dark shots of crowds at of striking dockers. There are heated discussions going on in the crowd. (16mm B/W on Col Base. 62ft.) 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 (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.