The Venice Wedding

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1373
Date Released
26 Sep 1955
Date submitted
23 Sep 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess Ira Married. DESCRIPTION: Princess Ira wore a magnificent gown for her marriage to 31 year old Prince Alfonso Zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg. The wedding took place at the church of San Sebastian, and was the most glamorous event Venice had witnessed for centuries. SHOTLIST: GV crowded canal, gondolas and launches etc. SCU Princess Ira Fuerstenberg and father getting into gondola. LS man and woman being rescued after falling into canal. SCU church and people going in. CU inside church. Couple taking vows and giving of the ring. SCU bride and groom (Prince Alfonso Zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg) getting into gondola after ceremony. GV gondolas going back to Palace. GV crowded canal and banks.
Keywords
Royalty; Marriages
Locations
Italy; Venice
Footage sources
France
Card file number
64644
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Length of story (in feet)
183
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Venice Wedding', British Movietone News Issue No. 1373, 26 Sep 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20385 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)