Bastille Day

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1572

Date Released

20 Jul 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Bastille Day
2. 2Air Race - New Records
3. 3Air Bike
4. 4Do-It-Yourself Plane
5. 5Armadillo in Town
6. 6School Days Over
7. 7Cooling Off

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bastille Day. DESCRIPTION: Highlight of the celebration in Paris was the military parade and all the armed Services were represented. Some fourteen thousand men marched past President de Gaulle who took the salute. SHOTLIST: GV parade of tanks. GV parade (Arc de Triomphe in background). LS same. Jets overhead. GV troops marching. Various scenes. FS President de Gaulle on rostrum. BS same salutes. FS parade - horseman. SS Foreign Legion, marching. CV parade and scenes, various scenes. SS troops march past. More various scenes.

Keywords

Commemorations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Displays; Aviation; Horses; Ceremonies; Animals; Military

Locations

France

Footage sources

France

Card file number

77664

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

84

Story extras:

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