Selected Originals - Pope In Geneva 1969

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Selected originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out-takes, rushes) for story "Pope in Geneva" - 69/49.

Various shots of Pope Paul VI in Geneva, Switzerland: at the airport, conducting open-air Mass and at a reception in a government building. Various shots of Pope addressing large congress of...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
57313
Sort Number:
69/049 F
Time in/Out:
01:09:53:00 / 01:12:31:00
Canister:
69/49 F (Selected Originals)
Film ID:
2211.07
Issue Date:
1969

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  • More footage of the Pope's visit to Geneva, (with a commentary), can be seen in clip 2211.04.

    The OIT symbol at 00:22 is the logo of the International Labour Organisation in Geneva, whom the Pope had gone to address.

    The park scenes glimpsed at the start of the clip take place in Parc de la Grange in Geneva.

    jamied 22nd May 2012

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