Pompidou in Addis Ababa

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2278

Date Released

29 Jan 1973

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Nixon Inauguration
2. 2Vietnam Peace
3. 3Pompidou in Addis Ababa
4. 4Miss London Airports
5. 5England V Wales

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pompidou in Ethiopia. DESCRIPTION: President Pompidou and Haile Selassie in Addis Ababa. SHOTLIST: GV Addis Ababa. SV Pompidou and Haile Selassie at airport. SCU Pompidou standing to attention by French flag. SV Selassie saluting. GV cavalry escort riding along road. SLV Selassie & Pompidou driving in coach. SV crowd cheering and waving banners as coach drives past. SV Selassie and Pompidou in coach. GV crowd running after coach. SV pictures of Pompidou and Selassie on arch over road. GV crowd following coach. GV cavalry escort. SLV coach Pompidou waving to crowd. SV Ethiopian warrior with spear dancing. SCU pan Pompidou gets out of coach at palace. CU leopard on leash. SV Pompidou steps forward to stroke leopard on palace steps. GV palace. AS French flag flying from palace. CU Pompidou and Selassie (on roof of palace). SV ditto as they look out over Addis Ababa. GV modern building (from palace). SV towards Pompidou & Selassie.

Keywords

Royalty; Politics and government

Locations

Addis Ababa; Ethiopia

Footage sources

France

Card file number

98805

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

104

Story extras:

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