Funeral of Ceylon’s Prime Minister

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1193

Date Released

14 Apr 1952

Date submitted

9 Apr 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Funeral of Ceylon’s Prime Minister
2. 2Movietone Miscellany: Sportsman of the Year
3. 3Movietone Miscellany: Bamangwato Chiefs Arrive in London
4. 4Movietone Miscellany: Jap Crown Prince Gets Diploma
5. 5Movietone Miscellany: Plastic Boats
6. 6South Africa’s 3rd Centenary Celebrations
7. *Motherwell Through to the Final

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Funeral of Ceylon’s Prime Minister. DESCRIPTION: A new nation mourns its founder. Borne through the streets of Colombo in a funeral car built like a small Temple, the mortal remains of the late Mr Senanayake were taken to the place of cremation. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. House of the Senate, crowds in fore. Shots of coffin being placed in grandcivicy (carriage looking like a temple). Various shots of procession through streets, thousands lining route, throwing flower petals at coffin, etc. Dusk - arrival at Independence Square, coffin placed in pyre. Night shots of same burning.

Local distribution only

Not shown in Scotland.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Fires; Death; Funerals

Locations

Ceylon

Footage sources

Ceylon Film Unit
Central Office of Information

Card file number

57044

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

125

Story extras:

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