1956 Royal Film Performance at the Empire Theatre in Leicester Square, London, England (of the motion picture, "The Battle of the River Plate"). British and Hollywood celebrities arriving at the Empire Theatre (Leicester Square London, WC2 United Kingdom) for the event. Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe (Miller) accompanied by her husband, the playwright Arthur Miller, pass through the foyer. Hollywood actress Joan Crawford arrives with her husband, Alfred Steele (CEO of Pepsi-Cola). Queen Elizabeth II arrives followed by Princess Margaret. Reginald Bromhead, chairman of the Cinematograph Trade Benevolent Fund, introduces Queen Elizabeth II of England to stars, including Marilyn Monroe with Victor Mature standing on her left. A grandson of Mr. Bromhead offers flowers to the Queen.
A fleet of ships underway in the Mediterranean Sea going towards Egypt during the Suez Crisis. Aircraft in flight. A number of ships on the water surface. French and British troops aboard the ship with military trucks. Soldiers clean rifles. A group of soldiers relaxes on a ship deck. The troops load boxes. Soldiers in combat uniform descend using a netted rope.
A fleet of European ships underway at sea towards Egypt during the Suez Crisis. British and French troops get onto landing crafts from the ships. The landing crafts with troops head towards a beachhead. Smoke rises from an explosion on a beach. Soldiers walk towards the beach with rifles in hand.
European troops in Egypt during the Suez Crisis. British and French troops take positions with rifles in hand. They advance towards a beachhead. Egyptian prisoners are held. A large number of prisoners walk on the beach. Soldiers load a wooden box on a landing craft. European troops behind a sandbag wall on the beachhead.
European troops in Egypt during the Suez Crisis. Few civilians on a deserted street in a city. A closed market with barbed wire fencing. British and French soldiers patrol on roads with military vehicles. Officers shake hands with each other and enter a building.
European military officers in Egypt during the Suez Crisis. Officers converse with each other. Aircraft taxing in the background. A military officer disembarks from the aircraft. Ground staff gives hand signals as the aircraft taxis on a runway. Officers get into a jeep with a British flag on it. Other officials leave in United Nations vans.
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