Berlin Wall - One Year Old

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1732A
Date Released
16 Aug 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Berlin Wall - One Year Old. DESCRIPTION: With blatant disregard for the uncommitted nations in the cold war, the Communists have timed their fabulous demonstration of leadership in space with the first anniversary of the Berlin Wall, stretching for 26 miles right across the city. For a year, the unending war of nerves has gone on. More than 12,000 people have defied the East German guards in their bid for freedom, in spite of the Wall. But more than 50 have been shot and many more captured, trying to get away. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV (2 shots) Berlin Wall. MS pan along Berlin Wall. MS Berlin Wall. CU bell. MS grave of a killed Berlin woman. CU bell. (2 shots) Berlin Wall. (3 shots) men completing Berlin Wall. GV Berlin Wall. AS pan the Berlin Wall (3 shots). (2 shots) man throws smoke bomb. CU smoke bomb. (3 shots) water tank sprays water at cameraman in van. AS pan block of flats. (2 shots) man jumps out of window. GV crowds. MS woman jumps out of window. MS window blocked in with bricks. GV barbed wire. (2 shots) people escape through wire fence. (2 shots) younger girl runs into wire. MS some of the people who escaped.
Keywords
Buildings and structures
Locations
Germany; Berlin
Footage sources
Germany
Movietone Library
Card file number
84915
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
188
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Berlin Wall - One Year Old', British Movietone News Issue No. 1732A, 16 Aug 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24753 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)