Muslim Festival

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1522
Date Released
4 Aug 1958
Date submitted
31 Jul 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Muslim Festival. DESCRIPTION: Held in Lucknow, scene of the fateful siege during the Mutiny a hundred years ago - was a Festival of Mourning. It’s part of the Muslim Festival of Moharram, and included a demonstration by devout believers, who worked themselves up into a trance-like frenzy, in which they scourged themselves with knives and chains till they drew blood. SHOTLIST: GV street. GV ruin. GV temple. Temple. LS crowded street. GV crowd round elephants. Same. MS procession with flags. Closer same. MS model on truck. TS men lead horses. TS model. MS dance. MS men beat themselves. CU man’s back. MS men beating.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Vehicles; Customs and traditions; Animals; Religion and belief
Locations
India; New Delhi
Card file number
74543
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Pat Mohan
Length of story (in feet)
47
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Muslim Festival', British Movietone News Issue No. 1522, 4 Aug 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22521 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)