The Death of the Pope

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1532
Date Released
13 Oct 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Death of the Pope. DESCRIPTION: His Holiness, Pope Pius XII, dies at the age of 82 at his Summer Palace, Castel Gandolfo. Scenes typifying his public appearances. SHOTLIST: GV St Peter’s (key). MS Pope being carried on chair. Same. GV St Peter’s GV crowds. MS Pope carried on chair. MS people make sign of Cross. MS Pope carried on chair. MS people makes sign of Cross. Same. MS photograph of Pope. CU same. MS women kiss photograph. GV Pope at altar. MS Pope gives blessing. GV makes sign of cross. MS Pope talks to women. MS Pope being carried. GV same. MS crowd.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Death; Religion and belief
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
75226
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
143
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Death of the Pope', British Movietone News Issue No. 1532, 13 Oct 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22655 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)