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Sir Winston Churchill. Movietone News Joins the World in a Final Tribute

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1861
Date Released
31 Jan 1965
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Sir Winston Churchill. Movietone News Joins the World in a Final Tribute

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The State Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill (News in Colour). DESCRIPTION: Movietone’s final tribute to a great man. A colour record of the State Funeral - the nation’s homage, and the highest honour that can be paid to any man. Our camera’s follow every phase of this last sad journey, from Westminster Hall to the departure of the coffin from Waterloo for Bladon. SHOTLIST: Medium shot of Sir Winston Churchill lying in state at Westminster Hall - Naval Guard. Shot of Big Ben showing 0941 hours. General view of Grenadier Guards carrying coffin from Westminster Hall to waiting gun carriage. Medium shot of guards presenting arms. Guards carry coffin through naval gun carriage ranks. Guards present arms troop detachment in background at attention. Gun carriage moves off from Westminster Hall. Union flag at half mast on St Stephens Tower. Officers of the Irish Hussars carry Sir Winston’s Cinque Ports flag and flag of Spencer Churchills past camera followed by guards officers. Medium shot of Big Ben showing 0950 hours pan down to sailors pulling gun carriage slow zoom to MS of gun carriage and coffin followed by the men of Churchill family walking and Lady Churchill’s coach. MS of crowd. Armed naval party slow zoom to Household Cavalry Band and mounted section. Crowd. MS pan officers of Irish Hussars carrying Sir Winston’s orders and decorations. MS slow pan gun carriage passes escorted by RAF. Crowd. From behind Lady Churchill’s coach in foreground with gun carriage in background. Crowd with members of Parachute Regiment lining route. TS coffin and naval party at rear of gun carriage. MS dome of St Paul’s. MS pan Mr and Mrs Wilson arriving at St Paul’s. MCU pan Sir Alec and Lady Home arrive at St Paul’s. CU Sir Robert Menzies. Lord Avon and Harold Macmillan arriving. MCU Marshal Koniev (USSR) arriving. Coloured foreign visitors arriving. Vice President of Kenya arriving followed by Mr Duncan Sandys. Archbishop Heenan arriving at St Paul’s. Guard of Honour outside. President de Gaulle arriving. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard arriving. King Olaf of Norway arriving. Two guard of honour outside St Paul’s. Duke and Duchess of Gloucester arriving. Queen Mother arriving. Pan Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Charles arriving, being led up steps by Lord Mayor of London. Slow pan gun carriage drawn by naval ratings. MS RAF guard outside St Paul’s present arms as gun carriage comes in sight. Queen and royal party being led down aisle by Lord Mayor of London. MS pall bearers going up steps of St Paul’s followed by coffin. CU member of guard of honour outside St Paul’s. MCU guards about to carry coffin up steps of St Paul’s. TS Churchill family led by Lady Churchill and Randolph at bottom of steps. GV heads of state bier and choir inside St Paul’s. TS coffin being carried down aisle. MS choir singing. MCU from behind Prince Bernhard and King Olaf. MS slow zoom out for. LS coffin being carried to bier. MS President de Gaulle standing up. MS guardsmen placing coffin onto bier. MS Queen and Duke of Edinburgh. TS GV down the aisle from rear of Cathedral. MS pall bearers standing by seats. MS Churchill family standing singing hymn. MS heralds singing hymn. CU candle burning. CU coffin with Order of Garter on top - heralds in background. CU Sir Winston’s decorations. TS GV down aisle of Cathedral. MS coffin resting on bier with Dean of Westminster in pulpit. MS Churchill family sitting down. MLS coffin on bier to slow pan of congregation singing. MCU Sarah, Randolph and Lady Churchill with rest of family standing behind. Guardsmen carry coffin slowly from cathedral. TS GV down aisle with coffin slowly towards camera. LS coffin being carried from Cathedral with RAF Guard presenting arms in foreground. TS crowds across road from Cathedral. Lady Churchill on arm of son Randolph leaving Cathedral. Guards carrying coffin to waiting gun carriage. Queen and Duke of Edinburgh watching coffin being taken to gun carriage. De Gaulle and other heads of state watching. Gun carriage with Lady Churchill’s coach in background. MS pan from Tower Bridge to Tower of London. MS slow zoom out Earl Marshall leading party on to Tower Pier followed by Earl Mountbatten and Chiefs of Staff. MS pan Lady and Randolph Churchill walk into other boat. Churchill family boarding other boat. CU life buoy on side of Havengore’s cabin. Bearer party carrying coffin on board. LS guns being fired from Tower of London. MS Havengore moving away from Tower Pier with coffin bearer. LAS Lightnings flying over in salute. Havengore approaching Waterloo Pier. Air to ground Blenheim Palace. Air to ground Bladon Church mix to MS of church. MS front of church. MS burial ground with church in background. Churchill family graves. CU of cross. CU base of cross of Sir Winston’s father’s grave - Randolph Spencer Henry Churchill. CU of his mother’s grave. CU patch of ground beside mother’s grave where Sir Winston’s coffin now rests. MS Churchill family graves. MS Bladon Church. Fade out.
Keywords
Politics and government; Displays; Aviation; Ceremonies; Military; Funerals
Locations
London; Blenheim Palace
Footage sources
Blenheim Palace
Movietone
Stringer Crews
Card file number
89316
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
1172
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