Watch on the Rhine Army

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1866A

Date Released

11 Mar 1965

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Watch on the Rhine Army. DESCRIPTION: Prime Minister Harold Wilson stops off to see the Berlin Wall while on his way to Bonn for talks with West Germany’s leaders. He also inspected the 3rd Battalion East Anglian Regiment outside the British headquarters. SHOTLIST: MCU signpost. MS Wilson and Herr Willy Brandt look across Berlin Wall. GV through barbed wire looking into East Berlin. CU Wilson and Brandt. MS East Anglian Regiment Band. MS Wilson inspecting BAOR troops. LS ditto. MS pan troops jumping from tanks and rushing into the forest. MS ditto. MS troops moving through the forest. MS soldier firing a bren gun. MS pan troops riding on a tank. MCU soldier of the German army. CU ditto. MS Wilson and Chancellor Erhard inspecting German troops. LA German flag flying over German President’s palace. MS Wilson talking to the German president (President Luebke).

Keywords

Politics and government; Ceremonies; Military

Locations

West Germany

Footage sources

Germany
Library

Card file number

89456

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

140

Story extras:

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