INVESTITURE OF NEW BEY OF TUNIS [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: INVESTITURE OF NEW BEY OF TUNIS [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 447/2
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: The new Bey of Tunis is installed.
  • Description: General Barré enters the Palais du Bardo. A guard of honour of Arab soldiers marches into the palace. A car carrying General Juin and the new Bey Sidi Lamine (Muhammad VIII al-Amin) arrives. The General and the Bey get out of the car. Generals Barré and Juin get into the car after the ceremony and the car leaves. The Sipi Horse Guards of Honour. Sidi Lamine and other officials leaving the Palais du Bardo after the ceremony. Close-up of Sidi Lamine as he passes. The Bey leaving in his car. An Arab soldier guard leaving the palace. The new Bey passing through the streets of Tunis.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-05-15
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) French, Henry (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Juin, Alphonse P (person) Barré, Georges (person) Muhammad VIII al-Amin (person) Free French Army (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Tunis, Tunisia (geography) Palais du Bardo (geography) Tunisia 1942-1943, North Africa, Second World War (event) North Africa 1939-1945 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 186 ft; Running time: 2 mins
  • Notes:
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    AYY 447/2

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