Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Nuremberg Highlights

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
862A
Date Released
13 Dec 1945
Date submitted
11 Dec 1945
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Cambodia Celebrates with a Boat Race
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wastage of War
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Her Majesty Honours Land Army
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Waterloo Bridge Officially Opened
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Nuremberg Highlights
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: "A Woman’s Job"

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Nuremberg Highlights. DESCRIPTION: Austrian General Lahausen has appeared for the prosecution at the War Trials. Another of the highlights was the question of the sanity of Hess, who stated that he had only pretended to lose his memory for tactical reasons. SHOTLIST: KS GV court and judges entering, sitting down. SCU & CU of Goering doubled up laughing. Hess and Ribbentrop laughing. Prosecution leads General Lahausen (Austrian) into witness box, Lahausen takes the oath, repeating prosecutor. CU Lahausen with hand held in the air, taking the oath. MS Hess seated in dock by himself. SV Judges Bench, Lord Justice Lawrence, speaks about Hess, Hess confirms his sanity (in German). Back view of Sir Hartley Shawcross (British), the prosecutor, opening the British case, says "you do not fight wars for what the universe think is right, but for victory etc.". SCU (back view) Shawcross.
Keywords
Crime
Footage sources
APS
British Paramount
Card file number
46278
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
183
Story extras:

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