Soraya Romance Rumour Grows 1959

Star Item

Description

Titles read: "ROME - SORAYA ROMANCE RUMOUR GROWS".

Rome, Italy.

Various shots at Rome airport show Princess Soraya of Iran / Persia (former Empress) and her mother arriving from Frankfurt. They come down the steps of the plane and walk across the tarmac, accompanied by Iranian officials....

more

Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
49845
Sort Number:
59/027
Time in/Out:
01:57:01:00 / 01:57:36:00
Canister:
59/27
Film ID:
1553.30
Issue Date:
02/04/1959

Comments (0)

We always welcome comments and more information about our films.

All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.

Add your comment

To post a comment, please Register or to add a comment
Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2005 London bombings.
911
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.
Churchill
British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
Franz Reichelt

Related Videos

Hide
Meet Len Harvey

Meet Len Harvey

Great material with heavyweight boxing champ - he gives his wife a really romantic kiss.

Monkey Business

Monkey Business

An item showing a group of monkeys playing and fighting together.

Cupid At Anzac Buffet

Cupid At Anzac Buffet

Servicemen get engaged to girl volunteers working in their canteen in Australia.

Two Lovers

Two Lovers

Two monkeys cuddle each other in a zoo cage.

Giant Ant Hill (Issue Title Antipodes Calling)

Giant Ant Hill (Issue Title Antipodes Calling)

Giant ant hills in Australia that are bigger than a man.

Wishing Pool (Issue Title -

Wishing Pool (Issue Title - "Yours And Mines")

Girls leave their footprints in clay on stones around a wishing pool in Kent.

Population

Population

This item shows how far the world's population would stretch if they stood together.

Plane Named 'the Heart's Content' ( Amy Johnson And Jim Mollison )

Plane Named 'the Heart's Content' ( Amy Johnson And Jim Mollison )

Nice shots of Amy Johnson saying goodbye to husband aviator Jim Mollison.

 

 

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.
Death Row
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.
Buchenwald
Animals are often the forgotten army of World War I. They displayed unwavering courage even when exposed to extreme conditions. British Pathé pay tribute to these forgotten warriors.
WW1animals
The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
LULU'S WEDDING
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.
Battle
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.
 Before_Famous
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.
Transport_Inventions
Over its history, the Pathe cameras filmed a number of people who had committed heinous crimes. So in no particular order, these images show ten faces of truly evil men and women.
Himmler