| ABYSSINIAN WAR - Reel 3 Various shots of Ethiopian troops showing strength. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 7650 | |
| Catalog #: | 526445 | |
| Clip Number: | 526445-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 87 A | |
| Timecode: | 01:36:28 - 01:41:09 | |
| Location: | Ethiopia / Abyssinia | |
| Year Shot: | 1935 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | LOCATIONS/AFRICA: Ethiopia (Abyssinia) ROYALTY: Ethiopian, Haile Selassie WAR & CONFLICT: Italo - Ethiopian (Abyssinia/Italy) 1935-1936 | |
| Description: | ABYSSINIAN WAR - Reel 3 Various shots of Ethiopian troops showing strength. Ethiopia / Abyssinia Troop exercises and a parade. Good wide shots of assembled troops. Various shots of Ethiopian troops with rifles. Gathering of people in town. Haile Selassie applauds from a balcony. Troops parade and show off. CU of Haile Selassie. Parade of troops through town. Some march, some ride on horseback. Tracking shot of men on horses, playing drums. Soldiers with guns on horseback, barefoot soldiers with guns. Elaborately dressed "warrior" type. Shot of tribal warrior in traditional costume with shield and spear. Soldiers march in front of the structure where Selassie is seated (a very high review stand) and watching. More troops parade past. Mock battles, red cross, large group of men pushing and shoving each other en masse. Shots of a man in uniform with lots of gold braid and medals. Chieftain parades in front of Selassie. Women in ambulance uniforms marching parade. Something of a melee in front of the building as they clamour to see their Emperor. Several men approach the stairs leading to where Sleassie is seated, they bow, kiss the ground and start to ascend. Men kiss the steps leading up to Selassie. | |
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