Mecca Pilgrimage

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1317

Date Released

30 Aug 1954

Date submitted

23 Aug 1954

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Weather Spoils Harvest
2. 2Miss Great Britain
3. 3US Train Wreck
4. 4Errand of Mercy
5. 5New Mine Destroyer
6. 6A Dog’s Life
7. 7Ride’em Cowboy
8. 8War on Gnats
9. 9Mecca Pilgrimage
10. *Southport Flower Show

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

9 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pakistan Governor General Visits Saudi Arabia for Mecca Ceremony. DESCRIPTION: The Begum Aga Khan was among the many thousands of pilgrims visiting the great holy city of Islam. SHOTLIST: Scenes of the town of Hejaz. Looking through a hole in the wall. Lorries carrying pilgrims. Pilgrims walking. On camels. CU of riders. LS of encampment. CU of various tents. An angled shot of The Kaba. Pilgrims running and being carried in litters running round the Kaba. CU of the Black Stone. Various people kissing it. People struggling to get near it. The Begum Aga Khan and Governor General kissing the stone. Scenes of pelting the stone cairn. The Begum throwing stones.

Keywords

Women; Religion and belief

Locations

Saudi Arabia; Hejaz

Footage sources

Directorate of Films Government of Pakistan

Card file number

61678

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

150

Story extras:

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