Sicilian Crib (1954)

Unused / unissued material - Title reads: “Nasce il Presepe di Acireale“. Arcireale, Sicily. Various shots of the production of life size figures for the crib. Heads and hands are removed from draws and fitted to mannequins which are then dressed and placed as if in the Nativity. The cribs will be set up in churches at Christmas time. (Lav.) Old record suggest material dates from late December 1954. 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 Bri