CELEBRATIONS IN PARIS, 14TH JULY 1918 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: CELEBRATIONS IN PARIS, 14TH JULY 1918 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 296
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  • Summary: Very brief film of Allied troops marching through central Paris, 14th July 1918.
  • Description: Crowds watch as the procession passes. French lancers moving at the trot are followed by a French Infantry band, then more lancers. Tirailleurs in parade uniform are followed by a small US mounted contingent. A British battalion passes led by its band. An Australian battalion passes. President Poincaré (not clearly seen) decorates a line of soldiers of various nationalities (note the American official cameraman at work in the background).
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: IWM 296
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1918
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Ministry of Information (Production sponsor) Topical Film Company (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Poincaré, Raymond (person) French Army (regiment/service) United States Army & American Expeditionary Force (regiment/service) British Army (regiment/service) Australian Army, Australian Imperial Force (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: ceremonies, French - display (object name) ceremonies, French - event-related: Bastille Day (object name) ceremonies, French - state: investiture (object name) journalism and record, United States - cameraman (object name) 31/3(44) (event) Paris, Département de Ville de Paris, France (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 130 ft; Running time: 3 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    IWM 296

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