Pilgrimage To Mecca (1946)

Unissued / unused material. Moslem pilgrims use modern transport to get to Mecca. Palestine (Israel). Various shots pilgrims, mainly men, swarming up gangplank of ship in docks. Some of the pilgrims clamber up side of ship using rope. Various shots wealthier Moslems boarding Junkers aeroplane. Various shots plane takes off. Date on original issue sheet is 06/11/1946. 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), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.