French National Fete (1939)

Full titles read: “FRENCH NATIONAL FETE“ Several shots of the aeroplanes (bombers) of the Royal Air Force flying over the city of Paris to celebrate National Fete Day. Brief L/S of the French President Albert Lebrun. L/S’s of hundreds of British Marines marching followed by the Royal Guards. Various shots of the huge French army marching through the Arc De Triomphe and along the Champs Elysees, huge crowds watch the spectacle. The French army is followed by several colonial armies including the troops from Senegal, Madagascar and Indo-China. Following up at the rear is the Foreign Legion, the navy and the cavalry. 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 Graph