| FUNERAL OF NICHOLAS I EX KING aka KING OF MONTENEGRO'S FUNERAL Funeral of Nicholas I 1921 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tape Master: | 5115 | |
| Catalog #: | 365770 | |
| Clip Number: | 365770-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 48 H | |
| Timecode: | 01:32:47 - 01:33:59 | |
| Location: | Montenegro(?) | |
| Year Shot: | 1921 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FUNERALS: Royal LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Serbia and Montenegro (Yugoslavia) PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: Funeral ROYALTY: Montenegran | |
| Description: | Ceremonies. This is labelled as "Funeral of King of Montenegro"; Montenegro's first and only king was Nicholas I; he was deposed in 1918 and died in 1921. Opens with CU mens' faces -- old man with white hair & moustache; wearing suit; in FG; other men stand behind him; they are all looking at something ahead of them; moving around to see better. The funeral procession: guards on horseback approach on tree-lined street; the guard in front draws sword and holds it out to his right as he rides. Next; soldiers on foot; walking in rows; with right hands (in white gloves) held over their chests. Some of them have strange expressions--man in FG with sneer. Following is a bizarre spectacle -- the religious part; I guess; with lots of young boys in robes carrying tall poles with crosses on top; and with them walk priests carrying the same long poles; with an extra feature that looks like a narrow lampshade with fringe and decorations below the cross on each pole. CU side shot of horse pulling wagon with coffin on it. Some men walk near coffin: uniformed; also a few men in dark coats; including the man in the first shot CU. Soldiers in dress uniform; plumed hats etc; walking toward camera. GV of wagon with coffin and the people in the procession all lined up facing camera; as if posing for picture. Pomp; ritual; death. | |
WPA FILM LIBRARY
