Empty Prison

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2115A
Date Released
18 Dec 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Empty Prison. DESCRIPTION: Even though he’s in a British Military Hospital, suffering from stomach ulcers, Rudolph Hess is still the concern of a four-nation guard at West Berlin’s Spandau prison. SHOTLIST: MS Hitler and two Nazis. MCU Hess performing Nazi salute. GV Spandau Prison, W Berlin. MCU signpost Achtung & Danger. MS sentry post. MCU soldiers past camera. 2 shots soldiers marching. 2 shots sentry post. CU sign British Military Hospital. LAS pan up hospital. MLS hospital.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Health and medicine; Crime; Military
Locations
Germany; West Berlin
Footage sources
France
Card file number
95464
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Empty Prison', British Movietone News Issue No. 2115A, 18 Dec 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28115 (Accessed 10 May 2025)