H. H. The Pope (1929)

Item title reads - H. H. The Pope Pius XI celebrates his seventh anniversary and from the balcony of St. Peter’s blesses enormous crowd - estimated at over 200,000 - and the world. Rome, Italy. L/S of Pope Pius XI and Cardinals on the balcony of St. Peter’s. L/S of people standing below with their umbrellas up, the camera pans across the huge crowds of people back to the balcony. 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.