Moscow Film Festival (1959)

Title reads: “Moscow Film Festival“. Moscow, Russia (Soviet Union, USSR). Pan from building with domes in Red Square to the four British film stars: Richard Todd, Tommy Steele, Carole Lesley and Peter Arne. Various shots Moscow Film Festival outdoor exhibition with stills from films in the festival on view to the public. C/U Moscow Film Festival sign. Pan from stills to crowd looking at them. C/Us some of the stills, including one from Max Bygraves movie. Low angle shot Mockba Hotel, venue of Pathe reception. Carole Lesley and Peter Arne talking to Russian actress Vodyanit Skaya. Richard Todd talking to two Russian women. C/U rock and roll singer Tommy Steele flirting with French actress Nicole Courcelle. Tommy takes glass out of his pocket and gets Nicole to tip some of her wine into it, he winks at her and looks about guiltily. G/V St Basil’s cathedral in Red Square. Various C/Us Tommy Steele and Carole Lesley talking to Kremlin guards, Tommy creeps stealthily away. Various shots Tommy Steele and Peter Arne with group of Russian children. Tommy and Peter clown around and do Cossack-style dancing, pan to children giggling. Various shots Tommy Steele playing his guitar to a crowd in Red Square with view of St. Basil’s in the background. Crowd look slight bemused. 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.