The Players - At Work (1924)

Oberammergau Players - a group of Bavarian artist-actors. Two men are seen carving intricate figures, one is a representation of The Last Supper. Anton Lang who plays The Messiah is seen at work painting a sculpture featuring Christ on the cross. More examples of their work is shown. Presume that they perform a Passion Play. Was an item in Pathe Pictorial issue number 314. 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.