General Allenby’s Entry into Jerusalem [Version 2]

Series

Series Name: Pictorial News (Official) / War Office Official Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

339-2

Date Released

23 Feb 1918

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1b / 1

Summary

[1ST SUBTITLE]: "Jerusalem 11th December 1917." Crowds in Jerusalem street. Camera pans from left to right, then tilts up for view along crowded street. Locals sitting by clock tower. Camera tilts upwards. [2ND SUBTITLE]: "Commander-in-Chief received at the Jaffa Gate by the British Military Governor of Jerusalem". View down street as troops march down it on either side. Close shot of waiting British troops. [3RD SUBTITLE]: "General Sir Edmund Allenby, Commander-in-Chief, EEF, entering the Holy City accompanied by the Allied Commanders and military attaches". Allenby walking at the head of a column of officers; those with him include Lieutenant-Colonel P de Piepape of the French Army and F d’Agostio of the Italian Army. The group following them includes Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Dalmeny, Lieutenant-Colonel AP Wavell, French diplomat François Georges-Picot, Major TE Lawrence ('Lawrence of Arabia’), Major General Sir Louis Jean Bols, Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Chetwode and Brigadier-General Guy Payan Dawnay (Allenby’s chief of staff). They are followed by a long procession of troops. [4TH SUBTITLE]: "Before the ceremony, the Commander-in-Chief conversing with commanders of allied detachments and attaches". Medium shot of Allenby talking to one officer, then another, and shaking hands with people. TE Lawrence visible in background. Allenby standing alone in the middle of a street lined with troops. Some men approach on horseback, then dismount. Allenby walks away from the camera to greet an officer. [5TH SUBTITLE]: "Reading Sir Edmund Allenby’s proclamation". View down at a group of officers, including Allenby, standing on a raised platform in front of a crowd fronted by a curved line of troops. A man in a black robe (a monk?) reads from the proclamation. Closer shot of the scene. Camera pans slowly to the man reading. Jump cut to British interpreter reading. [6TH SUBTITLE]: "Reception of the religious and civil dignitaries". Medium close shot of Allenby shaking hands and talking to a succession of local dignitaries and religious leaders. [7TH SUBTITLE]: "Representative detachments marching through the streets". Rear view of troops marching through streets. Cavalry ride past camera outside the Jaffa gate. Allenby talking to officers to right hand side of picture. Crowds milling over same scene, Allenby and officers still talking. Troops march through crowds. [8TH SUBTITLE]: "The streets after the ceremony". Group of children stare at the camera, and locals pass by in background. A horse and open carriage go past. View of crowded street with people walking towards the camera. [9TH SUBTITLE]: "The departure of the Commander-in-Chief from the Holy City ... and his escort mount their horses outside Jaffa gate and ride forth to lead the Army in further pursuit of the enemy". Face-on view of Allenby and officers on horseback. They ride out of the Jaffa gate.

Keywords

Animals; Military

Credits:

Camera: Harold Jeapes

Length of story (in feet)

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