Historical Parade From Paris To Versailles (1959)

Unissued / unused material. Historical parade from Paris to Versailles, France. Various shots of historical cortege headed by horsemen of the Algerian Saphis mounted on Arab horses (cut-ins of enthusiastic crowds) followed by Emperor Napoleon the III and Empress Eugenie in open carriage. Actor Jean Harsac and actress Lisa Bourdin play parts of Napoleon and wife. The procession arrives at Versailles, Napoleon climbs out of coach and helps Empress from coach. 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