Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Final Drama in War Criminals Trial

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
887
Date Released
3 Jun 1946
Date submitted
30 May 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: War Criminal Trial. DESCRIPTION: At Dachau an American Military Court pronounced death sentences on 61 Germans found guilty of mass murders in the infamous Mathausen Concentration Camp. SHOTLIST: KS GV prisoners. Various shots of court. GV of prisoners seated in dock, with numbers on their chests. Shot of judge (American) and prisoners being brought before him as he passes sentence of death on them. CU of some of the prisoners. GV judge seated below American flag. Prisoners being taken from court after sentence by military escort. Being escorted through yard towards shed. GV prisoners approaching court.
Keywords
Prisoners of war; Crime; War crimes
Locations
Dachau
Footage sources
Welt Im Film
Card file number
46998
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Final Drama in War Criminals Trial', British Movietone News Issue No. 887, 3 Jun 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13890 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)