Middle Ages Live Again Aka Rome Torunament (1935)

Title reads: “MIDDLE AGES LIVE AGAIN - Ancient Sport in Modern Rome“. Nr Rome, Italy. In a village near Rome, Italians celebrating the anniversary of the 15th century battle against Saracens by re-creating it. Procession of men in period costumes and shields walking through the village - large crowds cheer. Succession of shots of the ’Knights’ on horseback and in armours ’killing’ the enemy represented by revolving dummies. Knights are played by the mounted policemen. Men seem to be very good with their lances, crowd cheering. 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