News in Brief: Paris, Rites For The Dead.
News in Brief: Paris, Rites For The Dead.
Clip: 351641_1_1
Year Shot: 1951
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1566
Original Film: 024-515-06
HD: N/A
Location: Paris, France
Timecode: 03:52:45 - 03:53:34
News in Brief: Paris, Rites For The Dead. A special mass is celebrated in the famed Paris catacombs for millions of souls whose remains are preserved in the weird underground crypt. Hundreds attend unusual ceremony under a city. Exterior low angle shot of sign, "Catacombes de Paris". Dark interior of the catacombs, panning shot of a wall in which human skulls seem to be embedded. Altar boys in religious procession carry cross past the skulls. Priest celebrates mass. Participants cross themselves. More shots of the skulls in the catacombs.