Berlin Canal Incident

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1040
Date Released
9 May 1949
Date submitted
6 May 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Berlin Canal Incident. DESCRIPTION: Russian troops interfere with barges passing through the canals at Spandau, in the British zone of Germany. Colonel Kalinin is seen leaving after a conversation with British officials. SHOTLIST: Cut Story: Barges on canal. Several shots of traffic on canal. Russians seated on barges. British military police march up alongside canal. Several shots of barges. Russians seated reading books. Russian officer enters British zone. Russian officer leaving meeting, cameramen try to take ‘photos’, Russians hiding their faces. Colonel Kalinin makes signs at the cameramen.
Keywords
Military
Locations
Spandau
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
51902
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Berlin Canal Incident', British Movietone News Issue No. 1040, 9 May 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15715 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)