Celebrating The Feast Of St. Marcel Aka France (1939)

Festival in Marcel, France. L/S’s of hundred of people walking through the streets of Marcel in France to celebrate the anniversary of when the town was saved from famine in the 14th century. L/S’s of a large skinned bull being carried through the streets on a large spit. Several shots of the bull being roasted. L/S’s of the people dancing around the fire in celebration. 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 British Pathé website.