Crown Prince Rupprecht Dies

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1366A

Date Released

11 Aug 1955

Date submitted

8 Aug 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Naval News
2. 2Naval News
3. 3Rail Crash
4. 4Ecuador Parade
5. 5Crown Prince Rupprecht Dies
6. 6Atomic Conference
7. 7Royal Tour of Wales
8. *The Kick Off

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Crown Prince Rupprecht Funeral. DESCRIPTION: At the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, the lying-in-state of Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, who died at the age of eighty-six. The funeral procession through Munich was an occasion for widespread mourning. SHOTLIST: CU of coffin at rest. People lining the street. Scenes of the procession. Scenes of the funeral service.

Keywords

Royalty; Funerals

Locations

Germany; Munich

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

64229

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

80

Story extras:

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