Berlin Flare-Up

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1733A

Date Released

23 Aug 1962

Date submitted

19 Aug 1962

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Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Berlin Demonstration. DESCRIPTION: The anger of the people of West Berlin has been provoked by recent actions of the Communists, in particular their cold-blooded attitude towards an East Berlin youth shot as he tried to escape across the Wall. It has resulted in daily attacks on the bus taking Russian guards to their war memorial in the Western Sector. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV people standing around on waste ground watched closely by the police. MCU sign Friedrichstrasse. MS people standing at the grave of the youth who was shot dead. MCU grave with cross on it. MS man kneels at grave. LS guard on patrol behind barbed wire fence. GV guards controlling crowds. MS bus drives past camera with Russian guards on board. Shots of bus driving through streets - crowds shouting at bus. MS guards try to control demonstrating crowd. Various shots of people being arrested by police.

Keywords

Demonstrations

Locations

Germany; Berlin

Footage sources

Berlin

Card file number

84944

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

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