Rouen and Paris, France.



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VS. Russia's first spaceman Major Yuri Gagarin steps from plane at Le Bourget Airport and is swamped with crowds of enthusiastic French people. VS. Yuri Gagarin visits Arc de Triomphe and Tomb of Unknown Soldier. VS. Gagarin pushing through crowds. Low angle GV. Rouen Cathedral. VS. Gagarin laying wreath at Statue of Joan of Arc. VS. Gagarin receives special honour at Unesco (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) headquarters in Paris and is also besieged by autograph hunters.



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FILM ID:3084.22

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