Berlin - A New Wall

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1696A
Date Released
7 Dec 1961
Date submitted
30 Nov 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A New Wall - Berlin. DESCRIPTION: The Friedrichstrasse crossing-point is one of the places where East Berliners have been building yet another wall. It is an extension of the concrete wall, really, about 6 feet high and 3 feet thick. They left a small gap in it, near the American check-point Charlie. Protests against all these new barriers have been made in vain. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV crossing point. GV ditto. MS men building wall. GV Check Point Charlie. CU sign US Army check point. MCU soldiers. GV ditto. MS men building wall. GV Check Point Charlie. GV the West on guard.
Keywords
Buildings and structures
Locations
Germany; Berlin
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
83540
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
60
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Berlin - A New Wall', British Movietone News Issue No. 1696A, 7 Dec 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24392 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)