State Funeral

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1865A

Date Released

4 Mar 1965

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Rugby - Ireland Trounce Scotland
2. 2England Defeat France
3. 3Front Line of Fashion
4. 4Cold Comfort
5. 5Miss England
6. *State Funeral

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: State Funeral - Casement. DESCRIPTION: The coffin bearing the mortal remains of Roger Casement is placed upon a gun carriage to be borne in State to Glasnevin Cemetery. President de Valera delivers the oration. SHOTLIST: Coffin being carried from Pro-Cathedral to gun carriage. MCU two women in crowd crossing themselves. MS coffin being placed on gun carriage. MS President de Valera walking to his car. MS two monks in the crowd. MS crowd. MS pan coffin on gun carriage. MS crowd. MS pan coffin on gun carriage. MS crowd. MS coffin being carried in to the cemetery, followed by the President and other VIPs. MCU service chief, police chief. CU President. MS Prime Minister Sean Lemass. MS coffin standing on catafalque. MS guard fires salute rifles pointed upward. MS Irish officer saluting as he stands with family. MS guard fires salute. TS GV around the grave.

Local distribution only

For Dublin Prints only instead of last item.

Keywords

Politics and government; Funerals

Locations

Republic of Ireland

Card file number

89431

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Vincent Corcoran

Length of story (in feet)

131

Story extras:

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