| ASSASSINATION OF ALEXANDER - MARSEILLES 1934 King Alexander of Yugoslavia is shot dead on a visit to France. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7537 |
| Catalog #: | 501654 | |
| Clip Number: | 501654-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 54 J | |
| Timecode: | 01:45:26 - 01:46:30 | |
| Location: | Marseilles, France. | |
| Year Shot: | 1934 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CRIME: Assassinations LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France, Marseilles ROYALTY: Yugoslavia | |
| Description: | ASSASSINATION OF ALEXANDER - MARSEILLES 1934 King Alexander of Yugoslavia is shot dead on a visit to France. Marseilles, France. The assassination of Alexander I occurred on 9th October 1934. Alexander I of Yugoslavia travels through streets of Marseilles. Shots are fired and the crowd scattered. Various close shots of the face of Alexander after the assassination - you can see the life ebb away as his head is cradled by helpers. Civilians and police move around a man in the crowd. Police bustle away a man - presumably the assassin Petrus Keleman - into a car. French Foreign Minister Louis Barthou also died in this incident. | |
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