President Childers - A Tribute
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Childers Dies. DESCRIPTION: Erskine Childers, fourth President of the Republic of Ireland, dies suddenly of a heart attack. SHOTLIST: GV Childers walking in inauguration ceremony. SV ditto taking his place at the table. SV VIPs seated. SV Childers giving speech. GV applauding audience. SV line of soldiers (when Childers visited Belgium at Belgian palace). SV Childers and his wife standing outside palace. GV palace. SV Childers & wife walking into dining room with the King and Queen of Belgium. CU chandelier. FV Childers walking with VIPs to village in Belgium. GV windmill. SV Childers tasting local wine & beer and toasting maids. SV Childers signing visitors book.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Food and cooking; Foreign relations; Death; Ceremonies; Military
- Locations
- Republic of Ireland; Belgium
- Footage sources
- Library
- Card file number
- 74/306A
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 68
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How to cite this record
'President Childers - A Tribute', British Movietone News Issue No. 2372A, 21 Nov 1974. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30557 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)