The Death of the Pope

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1532

Date Released

13 Oct 1958

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Death of the Pope. DESCRIPTION: His Holiness, Pope Pius XII, dies at the age of 82 at his Summer Palace, Castel Gandolfo. Scenes typifying his public appearances. SHOTLIST: GV St Peter’s (key). MS Pope being carried on chair. Same. GV St Peter’s GV crowds. MS Pope carried on chair. MS people make sign of Cross. MS Pope carried on chair. MS people makes sign of Cross. Same. MS photograph of Pope. CU same. MS women kiss photograph. GV Pope at altar. MS Pope gives blessing. GV makes sign of cross. MS Pope talks to women. MS Pope being carried. GV same. MS crowd.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Death; Religion and belief

Footage sources

Library

Card file number

75226

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

143

Story extras:

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