The Man Who Saved Paris

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

250-1

Date Released

7 Jun 1916

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Death of Lord Kitchener
2. 2War Trade Fair
3. 3Review of French Soldiers
4. 4Tommies Coach
5. 5The Man Who Saved Paris

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "The lying in state and funeral of the late General Gallieni who re-organised the defences when the Germans were at the gates of Paris." People file past the open coffin and are moved on quickly [Gallieni not visible]. Various long shots of funeral procession through the Place de la Concorde.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Military; Funerals

Length of story (in feet)

62

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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