Pope Visits Prison 1964

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Full title reads: "Rome. Pope Visits Prison".

Rome, Italy.

GV As Pope Paul VI enters the Rotunda in Rome's Regina Coeli (Queen of Heaven) Prison which houses 1,500 hardened criminals including murderers. SV The Pope with arms outstretched acclaiming the prisoners. They applaud. Pan...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
54364
Sort Number:
64/032
Time in/Out:
01:56:48:00 / 01:58:01:00
Canister:
64/32
Film ID:
1755.30
Issue Date:
16/04/1964

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