French Miners Strike (1948)

Bethune, France. MS. Miners with banners demonstrating in procession towards the Town Hall - several shots. MS. Crowd outside Town Hall. MS. Crowd outside Town Hall. MS. The strikers get hold of the Deputy Prefect and take him away. MS. Police marching towards trouble centre. MS. Crowd of miners going towards Town Hall. MS. Miners struggling with police outside Town Hall. MS. Body of police forcing way through strikers. Various shots of conflicts between police and miners. CU. Wounded rioter. (Mute. B/W.) Information found in the old record - Cuts 48/87. FILM ID:2234.2 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), Brit