The British Army’s Triumphal Entry into Lille
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- Summary
- [SUBTITLE]: "Enthusiastic inhabitants welcome their gallant saviours with overflowing expressions of joy and gratitude. "The brave women of Lille, undaunted after four years of servitude, show by their faces the gladness their rescuers have brought them". "A British Officer, surrounded by happy citizens, is assailed with loud cries of ‘Vivent les Anglais’". "The arrival of a French soldier causes renewed cries of ‘Vive La France’"."
- Keywords
- Celebrations and festivals; Victory celebrations; Military
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- Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
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- Lambeth Road
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- The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.
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- British Film Institute (BFI)
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- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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How to cite this record
'The British Army’s Triumphal Entry into Lille', Pictorial News (Official) / War Office Official Topical Budget Issue No. 374-2, 24 Oct 1918. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/126847 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)