President Pompidou Dies

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2340
Date Released
8 Apr 1974
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1President Pompidou Dies
  2. 2Greenwich Belle Launched
  3. 3Dinghy Sailing
  4. 4Policewomen
  5. 5Miss British Airways
  6. 6News in Colour: Shuttleworth Flying Display

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: President Pompidou Dies. DESCRIPTION: After a long illness President Pompidou of France dies and the world mourns a great leader and a great man. SHOTLIST: SV Pompidou & wife chatting together on balcony of his home. GV Elysee Palace. SV interior Pompidou seated with Edward Heath March 1972. SV pan Pompidou walking with Queen to State Banquet in Paris May 1972. SV guests shaking hands with Pompidous, the Queen & Duke of Edinburgh. SV banquet in progress. SCU Pompidou, Queen & Madame Pompidou. GV Common Market meeting in progress October 1972. SV Pompidou at table with other VIPs. SV Edward Heath at table. SV Pompidou. GV CM meeting. SV interior Pompidou about to be sworn in for the President. SV French PM and others. SCU Chain of Grand Master of the Legion of Honour being put round Pompidou’s neck. GV Elysee Palace. SCU interior Willy Brandt pan to Pompidou (1971). SV pan exterior French Concorde takes off. SV interior Pompidou seated in Concorde. LV air to air Concorde. CU Pompidou looking out of Concorde window. GV Concorde taxiing in. AS Pompidou congratulating pilot of Concorde. GV interior Pompidou with Russian President seated round a table in Russia 1974. SCU Russian President. CU Pompidou. SCU President Nixon looks back to Pompidou 1973. CU Pompidou zoom back to him seated next to Nixon.
Keywords
Royalty; Organisations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Economics; Aviation; Foreign relations; Death; Ceremonies; Awards and honours
Locations
France
Footage sources
France
Library
Card file number
99875
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
138
Story extras:
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