Election Of French President (1947)

Unissued / unused material - location and date unclear or unknown. Paris, France. Confused material surrounding the election of a new French President. Features shots of Elysee Palace and the Palace of Versailles. Among those people possibly there include: Jacques Duclos, Vincent Auriol, Leon Blum, Maurice Thorez, Edouard Herriot, Georges Bidault, Paul Ramadier. (Neg & Mute) Material dates from around January 1947. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed