Cuba Frees Prisoners (1963)

Item title reads - Cuba frees prisoners. Prisoners used as bargaining tools held captive in Cuba for 20 months are released and taken to Florida, America (USA). M/S Cuban prisoners who have been released alighting from aircraft at Homesteads Air Force Base, Florida. M/S released prisoners walking across the tarmac, one waves. M/S of more men leaving aircraft. M/S as they walk across tarmac. Camera pans across the released prisoners with their families and friends in large hall. M/S one of the men embracing his family. C/U another man embracing his wife who laughs. Various good shots as families are reunited and embrace. L/S mass of people in the hall. C/U man embracing his wife. M/S of the negotiator who secured their freedom attorney James Donovan, he walks up to microphone with military man. C/U Donovan. High angle L/S of him surrounded by people applauding. L/S Miami. Various shots as prisoners offer prayers of thanksgiving, a man crosses himself. M/S of the prisoners praying. FILM ID:1746.1 A VI