STK-ID 11070

Several shots of tightly packed crowds of men and women waiting to enter Cardinal Villeneuve's palace for last look at body, a few shoving incidents visible. LAS of two hearse drivers wrapped in furs, high on their seat. LAS of horse-drawn hearse moving by camera. Two shots of Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral on Dorchester (René-Lévesque) Boulevard in Montreal. Interior shots of Cardinal Villeneuve lying in state. Sequence on funeral procession to Victoria Station, air cadets marching, knights of Columbus, procession arriving at station, knights of Columbus carrying and placing coffing into railway car. TRAVELLING SHOT from train moving out of station, large crowd lining track. (25/01/1947)

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Funeral of Cardinal Villeneuve
Location
Montreal
Year
1947
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 35 mm, Video HI 8
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3