This film sequence was shot by an ITN cameraman
in Hungary in 1956.
Almost all the shots were taken in secret. The
Soviets closed down all the radio and TV stations in November 1956. Some of
the fiercest fighting was around those buildings.
This is also the reason why there is no commentary
with the film.
The casualty figures are not reliable, but estimates
suggest that 3,000 Hungarians were killed, and around 7,000 Russians. Some
300,000 Hungarians fled into exile, mainly in Austria.
