Funeral Of The King Of Greece (1920)

Athens, Greece. Intertitle: “Funeral of the King of Greece. ... who died as a result of a monkey bite“. C/U of the King lying in an open coffin covered in flowers, a man in military uniform bends down and kisses the King’s head. High angled L/S of the funeral cortege. M/S of part of the procession - there are lots of men in very ornate ceremonial robes. M/S of the coffin on the back of a truck driving slowly past a line of soldiers, the ’hearse’ is followed by a car carrying the chief mourners. 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