Maurice Thorez Speaks To Miners: France (1947)

Unissued / Unused material. This is a small cut section of Maurice Thorez, French Communist leader at a miners’ meeting at Henin-Lietard. France. C/U the Communist insignia cut out and mounted on a pole, it is held above the heads of the crowd, panning down to the people. C/U 3/4 face of Thorez speaking (lip movement only). L/S the crowd assembled in a city square. M/S Thorez’s portrait on the wall behind the speaker’s platform. M/S people in the crowd showing some miners with their broad brimmed, round metal hats. C/U good study of an individual miner. C/U other individual shots. L/S back view of Thorez addressing the crowd. 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