News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2079

Date Released

7 Apr 1969

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Ike - A Tribute
• 2. A Special Colour Presentation of the Funeral in Washington

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Special Colour Presentation of Eisenhower’s Funeral in Washington. DESCRIPTION: Where the world pays tribute to Ike, the soldier who became President and who won the admiration and affection of the whole free world. In a simple coffin, the body lies in State at the Capitol before being carried to the National Cathedral for the Funeral ceremonies. Not since President Kennedy’s Funeral have so many world leaders assembled in Washington. Seldom, has one man combined the qualities of leadership and humility, strength and compassion, as Dwight Eisenhower - one of the immortals of our time. SHOTLIST: SV top of the Capitol building. SCU of Stars & Stripes flying at half-mast on Capitol building. SV flags flying at half-mast at the Washington Monument. Capitol building in b/g. Aerial shot the National Cathedral. SV interior, soldier standing guard on Ike’s coffin. CU soldiers on guard by coffin. SV soldiers on guard round coffin in Bethlehem Chapel. GV The Capitol, monument in foreground. CU the monument, which shows one woman weeping on another’s shoulder. CU horses drawing the carriage carrying the coffin, zoom back to show the horses, carriage & coffin. CU wheels of the carriage. SV the carriage, pan as it passes. RV carriage & coffin in procession down street, zoom back to big GV. SCU riderless horse showing the boot reversed in stirrup. SV pan presidential car following the cortege. SV Capitol. SCU flag flying on Capitol at half-mast. SV interior group of VIPs in the Rotunda, standing right of group is Eisenhower’s widow Mamie Eisenhower. CU horse with boot reversed in stirrup, pan up to show coffin being carried slowly up the steps. SV group of VIPs standing watching. SV interior the coffin being carried to the Rotunda, zoom back as coffin passes group & Mrs Eisenhower, zoom in to the coffin again as they approach the catafalque. SV the Shah of Persia with group. GV interior Rotunda as the coffin is placed on catafalque. SV President Nixon & family inside the Rotunda. GV group. TS from inside the Rotunda looking down on coffin as mass of VIPs surround it. CU light shining from the dome of the Capitol, zoom back to GV showing crowds of people lined up waiting to file past. CU people’s feet as they move towards Capitol, pan up to people. SV people moving towards Capitol building. CU servicemen and civilians walking towards Capitol building. SV pan people walking into Capitol building. CU wreath in front of coffin. SV TS public filing past coffin. GV interior Rotunda, public filing past coffin. GV National Cathedral, zoom in. SV entrance U Thant arriving at cathedral. SV interior President de Gaulle arriving inside cathedral. SV pan interior King Baudouin of Belgium arriving. SV interior Lord Louis Mountbatten arriving inside cathedral. SV interior former-President Johnson. SV exterior President Nixon arriving with wife & daughter. SV interior General Eisenhower’s widow with Ike’s brother, walking down the aisle to the altar. AS interior cathedral, pan down to choirs. SV interior cathedral showing coffin being carried in. GV COLOUR END TITLE.

Keywords

Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Death; Ceremonies; Animals; Military; Funerals

Locations

Washington; United States of America

Footage sources

Pathe Rota

Card file number

94626

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

398

Story extras:

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