News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Turkey Mourns Kemal Ataturk

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
494A
Date Released
24 Nov 1938
Date submitted
21 Nov 1938
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 11
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ataturk Lying in State. SHOTLIST: In Istanbul, in the Palace of Dolmabahse, the body of Kemal Ataturk, the first premier of Turkey, lies in State. Outside the army, University and Boy Scout organisations file past in mute tribute. Kemal Ataturk’s Funeral - CARD 34925 Large crowds line the streets as the flag-draped coffin bearing the remains of Kemal Ataturk is borne through the streets. The cortege moves over the bridge across the Golden Horn. Ataturk’s Funeral. Ankara - CARD 34949 Followed by troops from all over the world the body of Kemal Ataturk is carried through the streets to its last resting place. With the coffin walk the dead dictator’s sister and brother-in-law and Ismet Inonu, his successor. The troops file past his tomb in which Ataturk is to lie in state.
Keywords
Organisations; Students; Education and training; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Death; Ceremonies; Military; Funerals; Youth
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
34895
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
47
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Turkey Mourns Kemal Ataturk', British Movietone News Issue No. 494A, 24 Nov 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9435 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)