Assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia & Louis Barthou (1934) | British Pathé

King Alexander I of Yugoslavia, aka Alexander the Unifier, meets with Jean Louis Barthou (French politician of the Third Republic) only to have this meeting and his life cut short by Bulgarian assassin Vlado Chernozemski. For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: #BritishPathé #History #King #Royal #Assassination #Tragedy Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: (FILM ID:) Pan along the ship ’Dubrovnik’ which brought the King Alexander Karadjordjevic of Yugoslavia to Marseilles for a visit which will end in tragedy. Close up shot of the name on side of the ship. King Alexander onboard the ship with several dignitaries. King Alexander leaving the ship and steps onboard a barge to take him on shore. Yugoslavian flag flying. Barge arriving to shore. King leaving the barge - crowds around. King is received by the French Foreign Minister Mr Barthou. King, Minister and several dignitaries walking through the crowds to their car. Close up shot of the King and Mr Barthou in open car, chatting and smiling. Procession of cars driving through the crowded street. Various shots of the chaos on the street immediately after the assassination. Close up shot of dead King lying on the car seat. Crowds being pushed around, mounted police trying to restore order. More shots of the crowds being pushed around violently. French Foreign Minister Mr Barthou was mortally wounded and died in hospital shortly afterwards. BRITISH PATHÉ’S STORY Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from major armed conflicts and seismic political crises to the curious hobbies and eccentric lives of ordinary people. If it happened, British Pathé filmed it. Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Pathé is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance. 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.