Borderline Vote

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2075

Date Released

10 Mar 1969

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Borderline Vote. DESCRIPTION: Victory by only six votes after three ballots for the new West German President Dr Gustav Heinemann. Violent threats at retaliation if the election was held in Berlin fail to materialise beyond temporary closing of the autobahn to the west. SHOTLIST: GV street scene in Berlin. GV closed Autobahn to Berlin. GV traffic waiting on Autobhan. Pan GV interior German Parliament building. MCU Dr Gerhard Schroder voting. MCU Dr G Heinemann voting. MS votes counted. GV assembly. MS results announced. MS new President Dr Gustav Heinemann congratulated. MCU new president walks to platform. MS crowd applaud. MS new president sworn in. GV street scene - Berlin at night. MS crowd in street. MS police arrest demonstrator. MS ditto.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Demonstrations; Crime

Locations

West Germany; West Berlin

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

94522

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

116

Story extras:

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