The Pope’s 80th Birthday (1956)

Vatican, Rome, Italy. CU. Pope Pius XII, Eugenio Pacelli (title super over). LV. The Pope with his aids in the Vatican’s Consistory hall watching children as the camera pans right. He is receiving 200 children on the morning of his 80th birthday. SCU. The Pope sitting down. GV. Group of small children walking up with almond blossom. SCU. The Pope taking almond blossom from a small child. SCU. The Pope chatting to the small girl, one kisses his hand. SCU. The Pope chatting to small boys. LV. Children dancing round the Pope. SV. Children dancing. SCU. The Pope watching from his chair. (.) (Title scene N.) 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 Gr