La “Fete Nationale“ (1930)

Full title reads: “Paris. La ’Fete Nationale’. France celebrates 141st anniversary of the birth of the Republic with imposing Military display.“ Paris, France. LS of car driving in motorcade on bridge over River Seine. Car pulls up in front of building. Military guard of honour are there along with crowds. Politicians, including French President Gaston Doumergue and military leaders are there to take salute. Shots of large military parade over Bridge and past building. A group of soldiers in historic costume march past to represent soldiers of the past. A band dressed in North Africa, probably Algerian costume, march past. Also seen at cavalry from the same area. 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 includ
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