Irish President Visits West Germany

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2490
Date Released
20 Feb 1977
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Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Irish State Visit to West Germany. DESCRIPTION: The Irish President, Dr Patrick Hillery and his wife arrive in West Germany on the occasion of a State Visit, and are warmly welcomed by the German President - Walter Scheel. They tour Bonn and attend a splendid official banquet, followed by visits to various German towns and cities. In Munich, the Lord Mayor greets the Irish visitors who are presented with a commemorative gift. Finally, the Presidential Party departs Munich Airport aboard an Aer Lingus Jet, at the end of a pleasant visit and a beneficial one to both countries. SHOTLIST: GV Bonn. Exterior President Scheel’s home Ville Hammerschmidt. MS West German flag. Police escort arrives with Irish car. MS group of flags. MS President Patrick Hillery gets out of car and shakes hands with President Walter Scheel. Exterior Ville Hammerschmidt. MS Irish flag. MS band playing Irish national anthem. Various shots of Presidents inspecting guard of honour. GV market place with City Hall in background. MS people in market. Hillery with Lord Mayor of Bonn, Herr Hans Daniel viewing square from balcony. Hillery with officials looking over market place. People in market place. Hillery with officials visits Beethoven’s birthplace. Hillery and Mrs Hillery and officials looking around inside Beethoven’s house. Man playing Beethoven’s piano. More shots looking round interior. GV pan round Bonn. President and Mrs Hillery greeting guests. MS Chancellor Helmut Schmidt with Foreign Minister Garret Fitzgerald. Various people being introduced. Schmidt and Fitzgerald talking. Various shots, more people being introduced including Eddie Macken. Scheel and Hillery talking at dinner table. Schmidt talking. Hillery talking, pan to Scheel. MLS tilt down spires of Cologne Cathedral. Cars with police escort arriving. Police with guns. Hillery out of car and is greeted by clergy. Walking towards Cathedral. GV exterior Cathedral. MS spires. VIPS out of car. More shots of Cathedral. GV Bruehl Castle with guard of honour outside. Guard of honour being inspected by both Presidents. Hillery alongside train to take him to Wurzburg. GV Bonn with the Rhine running through it. Various shots of President and Mrs Hillery on train watching countryside go past. Various shots of countryside through train windows. Train into Wurzburg with River Main in foreground and Wurzburg Castle on skyline. President and Mrs Hillery disembarking at station. Hillery greeting and is greeted. GV exterior Wurzburg University. Hillery and wife looking at a bible (brought to Wurzburg by St. Kilian (Irish) 1200 years ago). Various shots of models of St. Kilian and two monks. Also glass case containing actual heads of St. Kilian and two monks - various shots. GV exterior Munich City Hall. The Hillerys with the Lord Mayor of Munich, Herr Kronkawetter. Hillery receives gift from Lord Mayor also signs visitors’ book. Various flags flying at airport. President Hillery arrives and after shaking hands with officials boards an Aer Lingus plane called ‘St. Kilian’. Hillery and wife wave from top of steps. Plane taxiing.
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Reel for Ireland only.
Keywords
Politics and government
Locations
Cologne; Munich; Bonn; Wurzburg
Footage sources
West Germany
Card file number
77/28
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
684
Story extras:
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'Irish President Visits West Germany', British Movietone News Issue No. 2490, 20 Feb 1977. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30948 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)