News From France (1956)

Palace of Versailles, Paris, France & Algiers, Algeria.



GV. Pan, limousine in front of Palace of Versailles. GV. Palace with statues in foreground. SV. Yugoslavian leader Marshal Josip (Joseph) Broz Tito, wife Jovanka and officials in the garden, & CV. CV. Mrs Tito. LV. Looking down the Avenue from the Palace with fountains in the foreground. GV. Tito and officials walking across the lawn. SV. Fountains. LV. Interior of the Chapel in the Palace with Tito and party walking in. GV. Columns and windows of the Palace (two shots). CV. Tito walking through doorway. LV. Party standing in a room admiring the ceiling. CV. Statue of a warrior. GV. Tito and his wife examining a cabinet, & SV. CV. Carving etc., on the cabinet. LV. Officials walking down the Hall.

LV. Ex-servicemen carrying banners marching towards the Arc de Triomphe. SV. The ex-servicemen marching with banners. SV. The arch with the flag flying inside. TV. The arch with the flag flying inside. TV. French President Coty laying a wreath. CV. The flag inside the arch, camera pans down to the officials standing in silence. This is part of the celebration of 11th Anniversary of VE Day.



Algeria.

LV. War memorial with official party walking up steps. CV. Spectators. CV. Monsieur Lacoste, Resident Minister in Algeria, laying a wreath - celebration of the 11th Anniversary of VE Day in Algeria. SV. Soldiers with banner standing at attention (two shots). GV. The official party standing still during the two minutes silence. SV. Officials - appears to be a tomato being thrown at them. GV. Restless crowds with police milling around. SV. One legged man being hustled by the police. MS. Man being taken by the scruff of his coat and pushed into van. GV. One man taking a great pounding from the police. CV. Angry looking gendarme rushing towards the camera swinging his baton.



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FILM ID:585.11

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