First Man In Space Yuri Gagarin Visits France (1963)

Rouen and Paris, France. Documentation on file. VS. Russia’s first spaceman Major Yuri Gagarin steps from plane at Le Bourget Airport and is swamped with crowds of enthusiastic French people. VS. Yuri Gagarin visits Arc de Triomphe and Tomb of Unknown Soldier. VS. Gagarin pushing through crowds. Low angle GV. Rouen Cathedral. VS. Gagarin laying wreath at Statue of Joan of Arc. VS. Gagarin receives special honour at Unesco (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) headquarters in Paris and is also besieged by autograph hunters. (F.G.) 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),