President Benes In Slovakia (1947)

Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unclear or unknown. Czech titles. Czechoslovakia - 1947. Tracking shots of agricultural fields taken from a train. M/S of President of Czechoslovakia Dr Edouard Benes and wife sitting in train. Benes looks out of the window then puts on his sunglasses. Crowds gathered at the side of the railway track at Nove Zamky to greet him. Benes leans out of the window to talk to the crowd as Mrs Benes receives a bouquet of flowers. They chat to local officials in their train carriage. Shots of Topolciaky Castle which is the seat of President Benes. Good aerial shot of the castle and its surroundings. 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 tha