Seven minutes of 1922 British pomp you can't look away from — empire as performance art.
Cinematography
Fixed-camera majesty capturing colonial staging at its most self-conscious.
Production
Massive troop formations and elephant processions — budget blown on optics.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Victor Bulwer-Lytton later became Viceroy of India, making this essentially a campaign ad for empire.
This was shot by British Pathé — newsreels that shaped global perceptions of colonial 'order' through deliberate spectacle.
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