STK-ID 41720

POINT OF VIEW SHOT from vehicle driving by crowd along roadside awaiting motorcade of East German president Erich Honecker on official visit, en route to airport (0:47). CS of large poster of Honecker, TILT DOWN to various shots of television and film crew getting ready at airport (0:43). MS of soldier holding Cuban flag (0:07). Ms of airplane ready for departure of president, PAN to LS of crowd bearing flags and photographs and reporters (0:24). Various shots of Fidel Castro and Erich Honecker attending departure ceremony, Honecker climbing stairs of plane, saluting crowd, plane taxiing away (3:12). LAS of Cuban and East German flags on flagstaffs, TILT DOWN to shots of crowd dispersing, FOLLOW SHOT of Castro leaving (0:46).

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Waiting for Fidel
Location
Havana
Year
1974
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 16 mm, Digital Video Disk, Digital Bétacam
Shooting format
16mm original ektachrome
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486