News in Brief: The Last of the Reichstag

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1449A
Date Released
14 Mar 1957
Date submitted
8 Mar 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 9
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Demolition of the Reichstag. DESCRIPTION: Germany’s old Parliament building, the Reichstag which was gutted during Hitler’s rise to power and bombarded again during the 2nd World War is being demolished. SHOTLIST: General view of the building. Shots of men working - demolishing the building. Shot of wall falling. CU of German crest. CU Hindenburg Crest.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Demolition
Locations
Germany; Berlin
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
70022
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
36
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News in Brief: The Last of the Reichstag', British Movietone News Issue No. 1449A, 14 Mar 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21558 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)