French Underground Fighter Joseph Kessel Enters Academie Francaise (1964)

Paris, France. Documentation on file. CU. Joseph Kessel with the sword he was presented with for working with De Gaulle’s underground fighters during the war. MS. Kessel sitting in armchair reading in his study. GV. Dome of Academie Francaise against the darkening sky. VS. Kessel in his Academician’s suit arriving at Academy. VS. Inside Academy during ceremony in which Kessel is officially received into the Academie Francaise. (F.G.) 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