Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Paris Celebrates Victory Anniversary
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 7 / 7
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Paris Celebrates Victory Anniversary. DESCRIPTION: Those attending the Paris Conference were at the ceremony to commemorate the first anniversary of VE Day. SHOTLIST: KS CU Arc de Triomphe. The big four at marchpast, M Bidault, Mr Byrnes, Mr Molotov and Mr Bevin. Also present the King of Cambodia. M Gouin delivers speech (silent), in background are the big four. Elevated ground shots all angles shots of marchpast which included American, British and French troops. Royal Welsh Fusiliers march into camera. American Military Police, also French Naval personnel. Foreign Legion. Several mounted regiments. Majority of shots were taken along the Champs Elysees. Cut-ins of decorated houses and crowds looking on.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Celebrations and festivals; Victory celebrations
- Locations
- Paris
- Footage sources
- France
- Card file number
- 46929
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 134
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Paris Celebrates Victory Anniversary', British Movietone News Issue No. 884A, 16 May 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13860 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)