Election & Inauguration of Pope John-Paul II
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 3
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Election New Pope John-Paul II (Cardinal Karel Wojtyla of Poland). DESCRIPTION: The Cardinals gathered in Rome to elect a successor to Pope John-Paul I and for the first time in four hundred years they chose a non-Italian, Cardinal Karel Wojtyla of Poland. The new Pope took the name of John-Paul II and a large crowd gathered in St Peter’s Square for his inauguration. SHOTLIST: GV day exterior Vatican. GV crowd tilt up to Vatican. MS press. MS ditto. MS crowds cheering pan up to white smoke (night). CS Vatican roof - white smoke. GV balcony of Vatican. MS crowds cheering. MLS Pope John-Paul II on balcony. GV ditto. MS Pope blesses crowd. Various of new Pope on balcony. GV crowd with Polish flag. MS crowd (nuns) seated. MS woman ditto. MS Pope walking. MS crowd with Prince Rainier and Princess Grace. GV crowd in square. GV Pope walks to altar. MS crowd. MS cardinals at altar. GV cardinals in front of crowd. MS ditto. MS Pope receives women in Polish national costume. MS VIPs in crowd. MLS Pope receives papal stole. GV crowd applauds. LS King Juan Carlos & Queen Sophie of Spain. GV Pope receives cardinals on Vatican steps. MS Pope kisses cardinal. MLS Grand Duke & Duchess of Luxembourg. MS Pope kisses cardinal. MS VIPs. Various Pope addressing people from Vatican steps.
- Keywords
- Ceremonies; Religion and belief
- Locations
- Italy; Rome
- Footage sources
- Della Valle
- Card file number
- 78/163
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leonard Martin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 200
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