Dock Strike Hits France (1963)

Marseilles, France. Various shots around Marseilles harbour during the dock strike showing cargo ships lying at quayside, idle dock cranes and empty wharfs are seen. Various shots of the people who are waiting to use the dock to travel from. They lay anywhere in dockside building, sleeping with their luggage around. (F.G.) Date found in the old record - 07/08/1963. FILM ID:2669.1 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 website.