Smuts’ Funeral (1950)

Unissued / Unused material. Funeral of Field Marshal Jan Smuts. Pretoria, South Africa. High angle LS funeral procession passing along street. High angle shots nurses etc. marching in funeral procession. Various shots coffin on gun carriage passing along street. MS pan down the Dutch Reformed Church where ceremony took place. Pan down to crowds. MS flag flying at half mast. MS coffin being carried out of church. MS crowds on roof watching. MS flag flying at half mast. Various shots coffin being carried from church. LS spectators in trees. MS’s coffin being placed on gun carriage. MS flag flying at half mast. MS coffin on gun carriage going along. MS General Smuts’ charger following coffin. High angle LS cortege passing along street. 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