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Topical Budget 250-1: The Man Who Saved Paris (1916)
 

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"THE MAN WHO SAVED PARIS The lying in state and funeral of the late General Gallieni who re-organised the defences when the Germans were at the gates of Paris". People file past the open coffin and are moved on quickly [Gallieni not visible]. Various long shots of funeral procession through the Place de la Concorde.