Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: How the Mighty Have Fallen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

859A

Date Released

22 Nov 1945

Date submitted

15 Nov 1945

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: Don’t Collect Dangerous Trophies
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Dynamic "Dynamos"
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: How the Mighty Have Fallen
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Prime Minister’s American Visit (First Pictures)
5. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Welsh Welcome for Their Majesties

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hun Prisoners How the Might Have Fallen. DESCRIPTION: Near Cassel in Germany several prominent Nazis are awaiting trial. The prisoners pass the time by using their hands to make playing cards and doing carpentry. SHOTLIST: KS Nazi officers in SS uniforms. SCU and CU Otto Abetz, also being led into prison, passes through gates, which close behind him. Elevated LS of prison camp, in fore Yanky machine gun at the ready. German officers exercising. CU von Schuler, wearing monocle, reading book. Unnamed officer seated on bunk. SCU and CU of Field Marshals Wilhelm von Leeb and Wilhelm von Lizt, playing cards. Writings (Allied) on walls. Nazi officers parading through camp. Outside, two officers play chess. SCU and CU General Major Hans Henrici doing his own washing, hanging same on line. Others doing carpentry, sawing wood pulling nails out of woof. Admiral Mathies making wooden cabinet. General Major Hans Fritzlaff constructing woodwork. General Major Erich Fiedler carving pair of wooden shoes. General Lieutenant Fritz Neidholdt darning his socks.

Keywords

Politics and government; Occupied territories; Crime

Locations

Germany; Cassel

Footage sources

French Film Unit

Card file number

46223

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

120

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