The Victory Bell (1927)

Item title reads: “The Victory Bell. Rung 6 times over grave of Unknown Warrior with impressive ceremony, before pilgrimage through war zone to Fort Douaumont.“ Paris, France Men carrying standards gather round the Victory Bell, which is huge and mounted on a wooden scaffold. C/U of bell with men standing behind. A man on a scaffold pulls the bell rope while others salute. The bell mounted on the back of a lorry drives through “Arc De Triomphe“ followed by crowds. Note: It is a stunning patriotic display, performed at the Arc de Triomphe, with all its grandeur. FILM ID:698.1 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),