| FUNERAL OF JOFFRE A large procession marks the funeral of French military figure, General Joffre. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7553 |
| Catalog #: | 526078 | |
| Clip Number: | 526078-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 65 Z | |
| Timecode: | 01:05:26 - 01:08:57 | |
| Location: | Paris, France | |
| Year Shot: | 1931 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FUNERALS: Military LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France, Paris PERSONALITIES: Joffre, Joseph Jacques | |
| Description: | Tape 7553 B Same as catalog # 492961 Funeral of Marshal Joseph Joffre; one of France's most popular military leaders; & Commander in Chief of the French Army during the first part of World War One. Ceremony in progress; side view of Louis Barthou giving the funeral oration, standing in a booth covered with fringed drapes; in BG crowd in stands. CU Barthou speaking (no audio). Shot of section of stands; w/ various French & foreign dignitaries Laval. CU Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium (later King Leopold III) with elderly man - -possibly Petain? LS troops holding up swords parade past stands. French soldiers stand near the gun carriage on which Joffre's coffin rests with the French flag draped over it; people in stands in BG. French Army troops marching. Shot looking over heads of a crowd in park with boys perched high up in trees to get a better view. Troops march past. Shot over crowd watching as the gun carriage is pulled away through gates. Various shots of British Grenadier Guards marching slowly in the Place de la Concorde; with cutaways to crowd. Gv looking over Place de la Concorde. Side view cortege. Side view mourners, church officials walking past. Shot over crowd at coffin & mourners. | |
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