Italian Elections AKA Elections In Italy (1940)

Milan / Naples / Rome, Italy. 1948? MS Overhead shot of crowd of 100,000 Italians listening to Italy’s Premier, Alcide de Gasperi, making a final plea for anti-Communist votes in Milan during the Italian elections campaign. MS Gasperi speaking. LS Polling stations MS Crowds entering polling station. MS Officials inside the polling station MS A woman casting her vote CU Ballot box MS Hands placing ballot paper into ballot box. LS Pan over city to domed cathedral (possibly in Florence). LS Large queues outside a polling station, men voting inside (2 shots). LS Naples showing Vesuvius in the background. Ms and LS of voting, large groups of people queue outside, women voting MS Rome, showing Coliseum in the background, large group waiting to vote. MS An old woman is carried in to vote. MS Gasperi placing vote in ballot box (6 shots). MS Gasperi walking through street surrounded by press photographers and supporters (6 shots). Mute F/G. FILM ID: