| MARCONI'S FUNERAL Large state funeral for Italian inventor Marconi. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 7651 | |
| Catalog #: | 491783 | |
| Clip Number: | 491783-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 91 A | |
| Timecode: | 01:43:43 - 01:49:50 | |
| Location: | Italy. | |
| Year Shot: | 1937 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FUNERALS: State LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Italy PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: Funeral PERSONALITIES: Marconi, Guglielmo | |
| Description: | MARCONI'S FUNERAL Large state funeral for Italian inventor Marconi. Italy. High-angle shot above heads of spectators of Funeral procession moving down wide street. Horse-drawn carriage with ornate casket passes. Overhead of same. Camera follows as casket rounds a curve. More overhead shots of procession as it heads straight toward camera. MS of Marconi lying in state. Cu of same, even tighter Cu of same. Crowds assembled outside of building, young girs kneel and pray. CU of girls. People gathered, fountain in foreground, crowds massed around door of building. Crowds inside building where marconi lies in state. Officers surround him. More crowds let through gates and into area where Marconi still lies in state. Wide shot of casket being carried out of building and through streets, marching bands. MS sailors, soldiers march, onlookers salute. (Marchese Guglielmo Marconi) | |
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