Lunch Hour Concert For Rome Workers Aka Rome Lner (1938)

Rome, Italy. Various shots of factory (?) workers being entertained in the courtyard of a building by their company orchestra and choir. The choir sings a song, then the orchestra plays the William Tell Overture. Workers sitting on the flat roofs of the building applaud. On the side of the modern building we see quotes from Benito Mussolini, such as ’la pace sociale da la continuita del lavoro’. There is also a big picture of Il Duce on the wall. I wonder if they had a choice about this lunchtime activity? 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 (19
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