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WEDDING ON A WIRE
La Rochelle in France saw a wedding with a difference: the young couple are both stars of the tightrope. The groom is 19 year old Roland Schmidt and his bride Francine Pary. So they got married on the high wire. Monsieur Bergac performed...
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GRIVAS IN ATHENS
The EOKA leader, Colonel George Grivas, got a big welcome in Athens. Members of the Greek Government and leaders of the church were there to head the reception. The Primate of Greece, Archbishop Theoklitos had a laurel wreath all ready...
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NEHRU MEETS DALAI LAMA
Mussoorie, in the lower Himalayas, has long been one of India's most famous hill-stations. The Prime Minister of India was on his way to welcome the Dalai Lama for Mussoorie had been chosen by the Government of India as the place of...
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PRESIDENT MAKARIOS ARRIVES
After the coup in Cyprus, President Makarios and Turkish Premier, Mr Ecevit, arrive in London for talks with the British Government. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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COUP D'ETAT
Cyprus again becomes a scene of violence, with an attempted coup by the National Guard. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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75 GLORIOUS YEARS FOR THE QUEEN MOTHER- COLOUR
Born Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on 4th August, 1900 - her destiny was to be the Consort of a King. ® She was to serve her country faithfully, at the side of her late husband King George VI, through the dark years of the Second World War....
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NEW ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY
The former Archbishop of York, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Frederick Donald Coggan, MA, DD, is the new Archbishop of Canterbury. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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POPE ADDRESSES SYNOD
The 4th Synod of Bishops and Clergy at St. Peter's, Rome. Pope Paul proclaims the evangelisation of peoples. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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POPE OPENSHOLY DOOR
In the Vatican City, the Pope inaugurates the 25th Holy Year at the Catholic Church by opening the Holy Door. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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HULL POLICE ON PARADE
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DRUMHEAD SERVICE, CENTRAL PARK, WALLASEY
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ERSKINE CHILDERS FUNERAL
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CHURCH OF SCOTLAND ASSEMBLY
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EAMON DE VALERA- COLOUR
Movietone record the 'Lying-in-State' and funeral of ex-President Eamon de Valera. ® De Valera is a name that will be forever linked with the emergence of the Irish Republic. ® The people of Ireland paid their last respects as the body...
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THE SWISS GUARDS
New recruits are 'Sworn-in' to the oldest Army in the World, the Vatican Swiss Guard. Tourists gathered in St. Damascus' Courtyard to watch the impressive ritual. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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DURHAMS PARADE BEFORE KOREA DEPARTURE.
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ROME GREETS ALLIED ARMIES -
First pictures of the capture of Rome, show Allied troops driving through the centre of the city. General Clark soon arrived to be met by Marshal Juin commander of the French forces. Shortly after the allied entry into the city, a vast...
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ROME GREETS ALLIED ARMIES -
First pictures of the capture of Rome, show Allied troops driving through the centre of the city. General Clark soon arrived to be met by Marshal Juin commander of the French forces. Shortly after the allied entry into the city, a vast...
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ITALY - ALEXANDER'S CONTRIBUTION -
The men of the Fifth Army soon made themselves at home in Rome. General Clark and General Alexander reviewed the troops and afterwards the C in C addressed the men on the significance of the Italian campaign. Disclaimer: British...
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MARETH VICTORY - NO SOUND
Out of Tunisia - now for the last round-up. ® ® A night barrage paved the way for the infantry assault, which at once achieved a local success at the end of the line, near the sea. The fighting was bloody with many casualties on both...
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MARETH VICTORY - NO SOUND
Out of Tunisia - now for the last round-up. ® ® A night barrage paved the way for the infantry assault, which at once achieved a local success at the end of the line, near the sea. The fighting was bloody with many casualties on both...
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FORWARD INTO GERMANY -
The Siegfried Line has been breached and the first German town to fall was Roetgen. United Kingdom troops have crossed the Escaut Canal, this was the beginning of the drive to Nijmegen to link up with the airborne forces. The airborne...
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MARETH VICTORY - NO SOUND
Out of Tunisia - now for the last round-up. ® ® A night barrage paved the way for the infantry assault, which at once achieved a local success at the end of the line, near the sea. The fighting was bloody with many casualties on both...
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FORWARD INTO GERMANY -
The Siegfried Line has been breached and the first German town to fall was Roetgen. United Kingdom troops have crossed the Escaut Canal, this was the beginning of the drive to Nijmegen to link up with the airborne forces. The airborne...