News Briefs: Berlin Funeral

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1232
Date Released
12 Jan 1953
Date submitted
8 Jan 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Section Title
News Briefs
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Berlin Funeral. Pc Herbet Bawer. DESCRIPTION: Two hundred thousand collected in the Town Hall Square for the funeral of the German policeman who was shot while trying to prevent a German family being kidnapped by the Russians. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Film printing. KS. GV massed crowds at funeral. Outside Town Hall, West Berlin. Shots of coffin. Procession passing through massed crowds.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Mass media; Industry and manufacture; Crime; Funerals
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
58371
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Briefs: Berlin Funeral', British Movietone News Issue No. 1232, 12 Jan 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18300 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)