Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Ruins of Berlin

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
836
Date Released
11 Jun 1945
Date submitted
5 Jun 1945
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Yugoslavian News
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Ruins of Berlin
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Epic of the USS ‘Franklin’

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Ruins of Berlin. DESCRIPTION: Film taken at the beginning of May shows the first pictures of the Russian occupation of Berlin. In parts of the city resistance groups were still trying to hold out. Many of the buildings are in ruins but one of it’s famous landmarks, the Brandenburg Gate, remains intact. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Ruins panning shot. Various shots of the ruined and burning city. Flames belching from windows. Streets littered with wrecked tanks, equipment etc., signpost lying in shell hole "Unter Den Linden". Shot looking towards Brandenburg Gate. Shot of Berlin’s "Whitehall" in ruins. Tilt down of Borsig Palace ruins, through ruins can be seen a picture of Hitler on wall. Various shots of the remains of the Reichstag. Red Flags fly over a lot of buildings. Brandenburg Gate still standing, tilt down to Russian troops walking around the city. (There are a few shots of Germans clearing ruins in this story). Russian directing traffic. Various shots of the remains of Berlin. The Adlon Hotel, horse drawn carts can be seen everywhere. Heaps of rubble everywhere.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Weapons; Fires; War damage; Military
Footage sources
APS
Rota
Card file number
45836
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
99
Story extras:
Film clip

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