Arrivals Of Watergate-Style Corruption Hearing In Bonn

How to cite this film

‘West Germany Corruption Hearing’, [newsfilm, online], 5 Sep 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/upitn/search/index.php/story/z016353 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)

Technical Info

Format / Codec: Flash / VP6
Source Format / Codec: MOV
Video Bitrate: 800 kbps
Audio Bitrate: 128 kbps
Frame Size: 640 x 480
Pixels Cropped At Encoding: Top: 0, Bottom: 0, Left: 90, Right: 90
Reason For Crop: Removal of video noise
Other Edits: Video was trimmed of first 7 seconds to remove AP title card

Slug

West Germany Corruption Hearing

Date

5 Sep 1973

Dateline

Bonn

Script

A Watergate-style hearing has started in Bonn investigating allegations that an opposition member in the last parliament was bribed by the ruling Social Democratic Party. Julius Steiner claims he was handed money by Social Democratic Party Whip Herr Karl Wienand just after the vote. Herr Wienand denies that he was the donor.

Shotlist

1. ws pan to Julius Steiner into hearing chamber
2. mcu cameraman
3. ms Steiner surrounded by press
4. mcu photographers
5. mcu Steiner
5. ws hearing room
6. ms Steiner walks to seat cameramen crowd around
7. vs Weinand and his defence lawyers

Film status

Syndicated

Processing date

5 Sep 1973

Processing location

London

Original film

Colour Reversal

Original sound

Mute

Duration

00:00:57:08

Sources

AP Television

NoS ID

z016353

How to cite this record

'Arrivals Of Watergate-Style Corruption Hearing In Bonn', 5 Sep 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/upitn/search/index.php/story/z016353 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)

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