VS. Three typical old Frenchmen seated on a pavement in La Mouffe drinking from a bottle of wine, various old buildings around small courtyard. MS. Woman pushing a pram down narrow alley. MS. Jean Paulhan a French writer/painter talking in his studio. S.O.F. He tells of some...
VS. Three typical old Frenchmen seated on a pavement in La Mouffe drinking from a bottle of wine, various old buildings around small courtyard. MS. Woman pushing a pram down narrow alley. MS. Jean Paulhan a French writer/painter talking in his studio. S.O.F. He tells of some of the history of La Mouffe. VS. Around the old dwellings in the small borough,. VS. Some of the older buildings being demolished and as a contrast some modern blocks of flats going up. VS. In the street market of La Mouffe. CU. Jean Paulhan. CU. of people's feet walking about the market. VS. Wood sculptor at work. MS. In workshop where guitars are being made. VS. Montage of people playing the guitar in small clubs in the area, people who are playing are French entertainers Anne Sylvestre, Berge Riffard, Ricet Barrier, Rene-Louis Lafforgue and various others. (Comb.F.G.)
WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
The images taken from inside Buchenwald Concentration Camp after its Liberation show us what it was like; it tells us what happened and forces us to remember.
10 telling images selected from British Pathé's extensive WWI footage. 'The war to end all wars' was a war without parallel: over 70 million military personnel were involved and over 17 million people died.
British Pathé filmed the 20th Century's biggest names, some of them before they even became famous. Click through and guess who these soon-to-be celebrities were when first captured by our cameras.
Private UFOs, flying bicycles, motorised wheels - Pathe's archive is awash with fabulous films of canny and creative transport inventions.Take a look at some of the more unusual but ingenious ideas that people have had to beat the traffic.
Comments (0)
We always welcome comments and more information about our films.
All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.