Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): What Happened at Brenner Pass

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
564A
Date Released
28 Mar 1940
Date submitted
14 Mar 1940
Date submitted
21 Mar 1940
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC)
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hitler and Musso at Brenner. DESCRIPTION: Hitler and Mussolini meet at the gateway to the Alps. SHOTLIST: Hitler and Mussolini walk together down the platform escorted by Ribbentrop and Ciano. There is a lot of saluting. After the talks, Mussolini sees Hitler off and the train departs through the snowy countryside before Mussolini marches to his train.
Keywords
Politics and government; Weather; Railways
Footage sources
France
Rota
Card file number
38598
Credits:
Commentator
John Snagge
Length of story (in feet)
47
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): What Happened at Brenner Pass', British Movietone News Issue No. 564A, 28 Mar 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10727 (Accessed 22 Jun 2025)