Pope And Mussolini In Agreement After First Official Visit
Pope And Mussolini In Agreement After First Official Visit
Clip: 341450_1_1
Year Shot: 1932
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1506
Original Film: 004-016-07
HD: N/A
Location: Vatican, Rome, Italy
Timecode: 00:44:19 - 00:45:51
High contrast some over exposure on images On the third anniversary of the signing of the Lateran Treaty which ended the 50-year strife between the church and state, the Italian Premier, accompanied by a colorful cortege visits His Holiness, Pope Pius XI. From the Palazzo Venezia along troop-lined streets, and hailed by thousands, the Duce's party winds through Rome an swings around st. Peter's to the court of San Damaso. Scorning the pomp his office permits, the Fascisti Dictator walks four flights of stairs through the Raphael Galleries to the quarters of the head of the Catholic Church, while Swiss Guards, arrayed in uniforms designed by Michelangelo, salute him.