Young Sicilian Makes Journey On Foot To Lourdes (1959)

Unissued / unused material. Young Sicilian makes journey on foot to Lourdes in France. Sicily, Italy. Various shots young man carrying crucifix bidding emotional farewell to relatives and friends. Various CUs same man wearing rucksack and carrying cross walking along road. The man is Giovanni Assara and he is making a religious pilgrimage to Lourdes. Date on dope sheet is 20/05/1959. 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 on the British Pathé webs