Russian Troops in Hungary - 1956 | Movietone Moment | 4 November 2022

On this day in 1956, Russian tanks and troops crushed protests in Hungary. Here is a British Movietone report showing the first footage after Russian troops took over the authority. ( Please note the video has no sound) Scenes in Hungary showing terrible destruction in Budapest. This is the first footage after Russian troops took over the authority. HAS of tanks in a park. CUs of mourners, very sad faces. Wrecked buildings. CUS floral tributes. HAS of tanks in streets. Pan across flowers to wooden cross. LS of group of women around a makeshift grave. Interior of a church building - service. Ambulance and lorry being driven through streets. Smoke and rubble in streets. Shelled buildings - pan showing damaged buildings. Rubble being thrown from windows of wrecked buildings. CUs of items being sold at market including loose knives and forks, watches, badges. Dark shop interior - man sells things to crowds outside. CUs of wooden crosses and flowers. LS of soldiers in streets, tanks, makeshift graves. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. You can license this footage for commercial use through AP Archive - the story number is BM69041. #Hungary #Russia Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: Tumblr: ​​ Instagram: