President De Valera

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1569
Date Released
29 Jun 1959
Date submitted
26 Jun 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Inauguration of De Valera As President. DESCRIPTION: The inauguration of 77-year-old Eamon de Valera as President of the Republic of Ireland took place in St Patrick’s Hall, Dublin. It was a great day in the capital and the streets were crowded throughout President de Valera’s drives, before and after the ceremony. SHOTLIST: TPS of de Valera walking up aisle. LS of de Valera. CU of de Valera making speech (not heard). shots of soldiers on parade. De Valera as he walks past soldiers. Shots of car with de Valera in car driving through streets. Panning shot along streets lined with crowds. De Valera goes past camera in car.
Keywords
Politics and government; Ceremonies; Military
Locations
Republic of Ireland; St Patrick’s Hall, Dublin
Card file number
77515
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Vincent Corcoran
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'President De Valera', British Movietone News Issue No. 1569, 29 Jun 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23087 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)