Funeral Of Victims Of Vienna Riots (1927)

Funeral of victims of Vienna riots. Austria. Days of Mourning: Funerals of the victims of the riots in Vienna; Austria; July 1927. Pan past platform where several coffins decorated w/ floral arrangements; torches around platform. Another shot panning over crowd in FG ; more coffins in BG. LS a few people stand next to coffins; which have numbers at the foot (44 & 45 in this shot). Wide shot over crowd to government & other VIPs on platform; one man is making a speech at podium. Closer shot of man making speech. Wide shot front of huge building. Interior: altar w/ candles burning & masses of flowers & ribbons. MS elderly Austrian statesman getting out of car. MCU same man. Funeral procession: soldiers (or police?) marching; then priests; then pallbearers carrying coffins; accompanied by more uniformed men. Mourners follow. At gravesite; some of the dignitaries sprinkle a bit of earth into a grave. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GR