STK-ID 13375

MLS of large crowd, TILT UP of basilica. Sequence on funeral cortege arriving, pall bearers carrying Sir Wilfrid Laurier's coffin inside. Various shots of guest filing in, PAN over large crowd standing by during Laurier's funerals. Shots of coffin being carried out after ceremony, guest getting into sleds for trip to cemetery. PAN over crowd at Notre Dame Cemetery in Ottawa. Shots of coffin being lowered into grave, intercut with shots of crowd standing around. TILT UP along monument to Laurier. Interior shots of bust of Laurier. LAMS of Union Jack flying at half mast. [titles interspersed]

DETAILS

Excerpt from
In Memoriam
Location
Ottawa
Year
1919
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Bétacam, Reel 35 mm, Digital Video Disk
Shooting format
35mm dupe neg b&w, 35mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
LETTERBOX, 4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486