Funeral of Greek Patriot

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1048
Date Released
4 Jul 1949
Date submitted
30 Jun 1949
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Funeral of Greek Patriot. DESCRIPTION: The Greek Prime Minister Mr Sohpoulis is buried with full honours, the King and Queen of the Hellenes attended the funeral. SHOTLIST: KS. Crowds line streets. King & Queen leave building. Funeral procession through streets, widow follows coffin. Several shots of cortege. Elevated GV of cortege. This is the funeral of Themistokles Sophoulis.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Funerals
Locations
Athens
Footage sources
France
Card file number
52192
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
44
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Funeral of Greek Patriot', British Movietone News Issue No. 1048, 4 Jul 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15813 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)