Pope’s Birthday (1955)

Unissued / unused material. Birthday of Pope Pius XII (Eugenio Pacelli), Vatican City, Rome, Italy. CU man with binoculars. MS groups of nuns. CU children looking upwards. CU child with binoculars. Various shots crowds looking up towards window in Vatican. MS group of photographers with long lens cameras. LS crowd looking up and applauding. MS crowds kneeling in prayer. LS crowd waving to Pope. LS Pope at window. CU Pope appearing at window and waving to crowds. Pope blessing crowds. Date on dope sheet is 07/03/1955. 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 (1931-19