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Earth Sphere Map and Czech Republic Country Map with National Flag
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Earth Sphere Map and Czech Republic Country Map with National Flag
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Low angle medium shot girl and grandfather reading book in Philosophical Hall library at Strahov Monastery / Prague
Low angle medium shot girl and grandfather reading book in Philosophical Hall library at Strahov Monastery / Prague
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SYND 7 6 73 COMECON CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS
The Eastern Bloc equivalent of the European Economic Community, the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance or Comecon, meet in Prague with the Czech President Gustav Husak greeting guests such as Soviet leader Alexey Kosygin and the...
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SYND 18-10-69 NEW GOVERNMENT SWORN IN
Members of new Czech Government swear oath of allegiance to President of Republic
1) ms Ludvik Svoboda into Prague castle and shakes hands with OldrichCernik
2)mcu pan new members of government
3) ms minister sworn in and shaking...
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SYND 6 6 73 COMECON CONFERENCE OPENS
The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance meets in Prague.
1. ws speaker Czech Prime Minister Lubomir Strougal
2. ws of the hall and delegates
3. mcu Andrei Gromyko
4. vs of the hall and delegates
Film: Rev - Sound: Mute - Colour -...
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SYND 1-7-72 WEST GERMAN-CZECH RELATIONSHIP TALKS
West German Foreign Ministry Secretary Paul Frank and Czech Depty Foreign Minister Jiri Goetz meeting in Prague for talks which failed to agree on improved relations between the two countries.
1. ms Frank (left) and Goetz (right) into...
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Amateur video of dramatic rescue, update on flooding
1. Zoom in man struggling in flood water underneath Prague bridge
2. Man grabbing onto ropes
3. Wide shot rescue worker abseiling off bridge moving towards trapped man
4. Rescue worker attempting to secure trapped man
5. Zoom in on man...
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SYND 8 4 68 DUBCEK SPEAKING AT GOVERNMENT MEETING IN PRAGUE
Czech Communist Party Secretary Alexander Dubcek speaking at the Government meeting in Prague.
1. ms Dubcek arriving to a meeting
2. various of people seated at tables in a meeting
3. ms officials at front table
4. gv pan along officials...
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LIB 3-10-71 ALL CHRISTIAN PEACE MEETING IN PRAGUE
Church representatives gather at the all Christian peace meeting in Prague
1) various shots of Christian church representatives talking amiongst themselves
2) interior conference hall, gv top table, representative making speech (no...
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SYND 10-5-74 UNDERGROUND RAILWAY OPENING
Prague underground railway opening
1 crowds outside station
2 ribbon cut
3 officials through ticket barrier
4 officials to platform and onto train
5 train along through station
Film: Rev - Sound: Mute - Colour - NYFilm: No - LN Number:...
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SYND 10-1-69 NEW CZECH GOVERNMENT SWORN IN
New Czech Government sworn in at Hradcany Castle, in Prague
1) gates of Hradcany Castle
2) ms Government members lined up, Ludvik Svoboda shakes hands with Dubcek, Cestmir, Cisar
3) cu Cisar speaks (no audio)
4) cu Svoboda
5) cu...
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SYND 4 4 68 PRESIDENT NOVOTNY AND GENERAL LOMSKY
General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of Czechoslovakia Antonin Novotny defends his policies while in office before a meeting of the Central Committee of Czech Communist Party.
1. vs exterior Prag Hradschin
2. ms car...
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Russian President arrives ahead of nuclear treaty signing with US
1. Various of plane carrying Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arriving at Prague airport
2. Media gathered outside terminal
3. Zoom out of Russian flag on tail of plane to wide shot
4. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev descending...
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SYND 28 8 68 BILAK HOUSE GUARDED
Vacil Bilak, the Czech "hard - liner", who is still in Moscow, has an armed Russian guard on his Prague home.
1. ws through net curtains cars arrive at Bilak house in Prague
2. ws tanks and troops in front of Bilak house
3. ws cars...
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SYND 5 7 68 ATHLETIC MEETING IN PRAGUE
Scenes from a track and field meeting in Prague.
1. vs of race in progress
2. vs of the high jump in progress
3. vs of the shot put in progress
4. vs of a hurdles race in progress
5. ms of athletes seated talking
6. vs of the discus in...
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SYND 16 8 68 FREE SPEECH CORNER IN PRAGUE
People gather to express their views publicly at "Free speech conrner", established in downtown Prague.
1. various shots, people gathered outside Detsky Dum storms
2. ms handwritten poster
3. ms men writing out notices on paper
4. cu...
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The Death of Vaclav Havel
On December 17th 2011 Vaclav Havel, the dissident playwright who brought down communism in Czechoslovakia, died. He was 75.
Havel at his weekend house in the northern Czech Republic, his assistant Sabina Dancecova said.
Havel was his...
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The prime minister of the Libyan Arab Republic, Abdel Salam Dzhaloud on a visit to Czechoslavakia. He was greeted on arrival by the General Secretary Of The Central Committee of the Czechoslovakian Communist Party, Gustav Husak, in the...
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SYND 3 4 68 POLICE MEETING ON BRESTANSKY
The police looking for a man in connection with Brestansky suicide.
1. ws exterior conference building in Prague; the Ministry of the Interior
2. ms entrace to building
3. ws interior conference hall with backs of press members
4. cu Dr...
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SYND 10 4 75 WALDHEIM ARRIVES FOR OFFICIAL VISIT TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA
The Secretary General of the United Nations arrives in Prague for a visit.
1. vs of Waldheim meeting VIPs
Film: Rev - Sound: Mute - Colour - NYFilm: No - LN Number: LN61865 - Available in HD
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WRAP Greenpeace stage anti-Bush demo; ADDS shots
1. Policemen standing outside Prague castle where meeting will take place
2. Officers standing by police cars nearby
3. Pullout to military walking past the castle
4. Police standing next to car parked outside castle
5. US Security...