The Shah’s Wedding

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1594A
Date Released
24 Dec 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Shah’s Wedding. DESCRIPTION: Pictures of the wedding were restricted to the arrival, first, of His Imperial Majesty, seen ascending the staircase on the way to the Hall of Mirrors, where he was to wed for the third time. Then, the arrival of the beautiful bride, 21-year-old Farah Dibah, wearing her Dior gown of heavy white satin, and attended by the retinue of bridesmaids. After the ceremony, the Shah and Queen Farah posed for the cameras. Later that day, at the Gulistan Palace, the Shah and his Queen entertained some two hundred members of the court at a banquet. SHOTLIST: MS band. MS high angle exterior Palace. CU guard. MS interior Palace ceiling - pan to dome. MS (2) Shah walks up steps. Same. MS bride up steps (4). MS ceiling. MS (2) gifts on floor. CU couple. LS same. MS photographers MS (2) Shah and bride. MS (3). exterior lights. High angle chandeliers. MS (2) banquet.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Mass media; Entertainment and leisure; Ceremonies; Marriages; Military
Locations
Tehran; Persia
Card file number
78949
Credits:
Camera
Felix M. Yiaxis
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
155
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Shah’s Wedding', British Movietone News Issue No. 1594A, 24 Dec 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23388 (Accessed 03 Feb 2025)