| MUSSOLINI IN TRIPOLI Il Duce visits the Italian governed area of Libya. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 7653 | |
| Catalog #: | 492847 | |
| Clip Number: | 492847-3 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 98 A | |
| Timecode: | 01:52:39 - 01:57:30 | |
| Location: | Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Year Shot: | 1935 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | LOCATIONS/AFRICA: Libya PERSONALITIES: Mussolini, Benito (Il Duce) POLITICS: Political Party, Fascist WORLD WAR TWO, GENERAL: Prelude (Prologue) | |
| Description: | Daytime, Mussolini riding in car. Italian inscription on stone. Wide and MS of women in traditional gard waving. Good MS Mussolini. Women and children clap and cheer. Overhead shot of crowds assembled to hear/see Mussolini. Pan shot of officers. More women and children in traditional costumes waving tamborines. Good shots of them. Overhead of Mussolini walking to his car, getting in and being driven away. VS building exteriors. People marching with flags (Italian) and drums in street, bright daylight. Overhead shots of people running towards camera. Soldiers on horseback (elite guard?) trot towards camera ahead of Mussolini on parade route. Camera stays on Mussolini. Walls lining the parade route have "DUCE" painted on them. Street is lined with cheerin onlookers. MS crowd. Cuts back and forth between good crowd shots and IL Duce in his car soaking it all up. He walks ahead of a massive entourage. Overhead wide shots of assembled thousands. MCU of Il Duce wlaking out onto balcony. VS crowds. | |
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