Berlin Youth Rally

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1158
Date Released
13 Aug 1951
Date submitted
6 Aug 1951
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Communist Youth Rally - Berlin. DESCRIPTION: East Berlin has been staging a World Youth Festival; a big Communist Rally, with Lenin Square bright with Chinese and North Korean banners. It consisted of several thousand delegates from many parts of the world. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS Crowds in street at border of East & West Berlin. Various shots of procession, many banners, carried through East (Soviet) sector of Berlin. MS deserted West sector with crowds in background in Soviet sector watching procession. Crowds at Stadium. Various cut-ins of streets decorated include Lenin Square, also Stalin boulevard with statue of Stalin. Various angle shots inside stadium as youth parade round, flags of various countries including British & USA. Several shots of pigeons being let loose & flying over stadium.
Keywords
Organisations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Children; Ceremonies; Propaganda; Animals; Youth
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
55892
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
122
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Berlin Youth Rally', British Movietone News Issue No. 1158, 13 Aug 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17304 (Accessed 20 May 2025)