2014/10/14

1969/10/14: L’equipaggio di Apollo 11 in visita nel Regno Unito

Il cinegiornale British Pathé del 14 ottobre 1969 mostra Armstrong, Aldrin e Collins e le rispettive mogli che atterrano all’aeroporto di Heathrow con l’aereo presidenziale statunitense e visitano Londra, incontrando la regina Elisabetta e il primo ministro Harold Wilson.



La descrizione completa (in inglese):

Special. Astronauts visit London. L/S President Nixon's Presidential Pan-Am plane taxiing on Heathrow Airport. C/U of Emblem on side of plane, 'PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES'. L/S of the astronauts (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins) disembark from the plane with their wives. M/S of press photographers. C/U Astronauts. and wives. C/U of people waving at them. Woman holding book 'MAN ON THE MOON'. L/S as motorcade moves off with police escort. C/U of member of the escort. Pan as astronauts car leaves. M/S of the American Embassy at Grosvenor Square. M/S of the astronauts waving to large crowds. Before they go into the Embassy. C/U crowd with policemen holding young child. M/S As astronauts move up the stairs to go into Embassy. One of the astronauts shakes hands with some of the crowd. M/S of masses of photographers inside the building. Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins posing for photographers. L/S of the astronauts and their wives leaving the Embassy. L/S of the motorcade leaving.

L/S Buckingham Palace. L/S of of astronauts car entering Palace. M/S of the astronauts entering room headed by Armstrong. They shake hands with the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward and Prince Andrew. M/S of Armstrong shaking hands with Princess Margaret. C/U of Prince Andrew. M/Ss of the Queen and Duke talking to the astronauts and their wives. C/U of the Queen and Armstrong.

C/U of street name, 'Downing Street'. L/S large car pulling up outside No.10. M/S of crowds waving. C/Us of the three astronauts. L/S of school children. Pan to the Prime Minister Harold Wilson and the astronauts. M/S of Armstrong shaking hands with deaf school boy Peter Brown. M/S of Aldrin talking to one of the boys. C/U of Armstrong smiling. M/S Wilson and Armstrong talking to blind boy (Kevin Carey). C/U Aldrin. M/S Armstrong shakes hands with D. Ryder (Polio victim who walked from John O'Groats to Lands End). FILM ID:2229.29