Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Funeral of India’s Greatest Citizen

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
975
Date Released
9 Feb 1948
Date submitted
5 Feb 1948
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  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Cricket - Retarded Camera Reveals More No-Ball Culprits
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Soccer - Colchester Pilgrims off to Slay Giants?
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Princess Opens New Services Club
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Palestine - The Latest Outrage
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Funeral of India’s Greatest Citizen
  6. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Yankee Friendship
  7. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Birkenhead Power Station

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Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Funeral of Mahatma Gandhi. DESCRIPTION: The funeral of Mahatma Gandhi took place on the banks of the river Jumna. Hundreds of thousands, from all walks of life, assembled for the ceremony. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Out of camera - Lancers along street towards India’s Archway in background. SCU Indian soldier on guard. Elevated shot crowds assembled outside Birla House, in the grounds. LS Gandhi’s body on balcony. MS-SCU Gandhi’s body lying on balcony. Cut-ins crowds, grief stricken in crowds. Elevated shot (against light) beginning of procession through streets, led by Bengal Lancers, RAF, Navy and Army troops pull bier. Crowds flock around same. Huge crowds assembled along route, various shots. Bier passing through dense crowds, on bier are Pandit Nehru, Sardar Patel, Sardar Baldev Singh, Acharya Kripalani. Elevated LS crowds following. MS Lord and Lady Mountbatten (and daughters), with Lord and Lady Brabourne walking towards Ghat. Huge crowds following the cortege. At the Ghat, huge crowds around where Gandhi lies. Police with truncheons try to keep crowd back. SCU Gandhi on pyre. Various shots of cremation, crowds surge around. MS blazing pyre, mixing to ashes left. MS Lord and Lady Mountbatten and others during burning, seated on ground. Ghat encircled with barbed wire, public walk past. Inside circle followers throw themselves on ground and kiss same. MS ashes on funeral pyre, shows priests sorting amongst the ashes for remains of Gandhi’s bones. Mix to GV Jumna River.
Keywords
Social events; Funerals
Locations
New Delhi
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
49775
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Pat Mohan
Length of story (in feet)
303
Story extras:
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