Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Army soldier Corporal Fox demonstrates his unique balancing skills
Title: "A Steady Guy - You Can Bank on His Balance" superimposed over superimposed over angle shot of Corporal Fox, U.S. Army stationed in Germany balancing tripod and camera / CU name "Fox" on shirt, camera tilts up to face, camera...
British Movietone
SPORTING SPIRIT
In Germany, a ski contest for the disabled, illustrating how limbless sportsman can overcome their disabilities. In Australia, life-savers have only the surf as their handicap, but it can prove too much to cope with. Disclaimer: British...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Kayaking competition in West Germany
Title superimposed on a paddling kayaker, "In Germany - Kayak slalom" / Several people ride their kayaks down a river, with a few of them capsizing / A man hits his head on a rock face, is stunned and his craft falls over / Note: exact...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Summertime skiing on a chalk deposit in West Germany
Title card: "Skiing hits a new trail" / A man in summer attire affixes his boot to the ski / Several men start the course down deposits of chalk / A wide shot of the men leaving the summit of a mountain and skiing down / Good shots of...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Citizens of Saarland in Germany vote in plebiscite and reject plan to join Western European Union
Title "Saar votes - Rejects plan to Europeanize territory" superimposed over Saarbrucken with Saar River in foreground / street in city / men looking at poster on board urging "Nein" (no) vote / CU poster urging "Ja" (yes) vote / two...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Campaigning in US for General Dwight Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, for presidential candidate
Title card that looks like newspaper headline: "General Eisenhower, Personality of the year" / close shot of Gen. Dwight Eisenhower / framed photo portrait of Eisenhower surrounded by posters promoting him as president / close shot of...
Curated Video
SYND 21 6 73 FOUR BORDER CROSSINGS OPENED BETWEEN EAST AND WEST GERMANY
Four border crossings opened between East and West Germany.
1. gv border crossing2. ms barbed wire with sign "Halt", pan along fence3. ms pan along road to border, wire and ramp across the road4. ms ramp and bulldozers at work on the...
Curated Video
LIB 3-12-71 EAST AND WEST GERMANY DISCUSS BERLIN'S FUTURE
Egon Bahr, Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office of West Germany, arrives at meeting
1) Egon Bahr, Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office of West Germany, arrives and exits car, speaks to reporter (no audio)
2) Egon Bahr surrounded...
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CAN480 STUDENTS PROTEST AGAINST WEST GERMAN AND ISRAELI INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Arab students protest outside the Moroccan embassy in Germany after it is announced that West Germany and Israel have established diplomatic relations. Seven other Arab countries have shut their West German embassies in protest of these...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
New NATO Commander US Army General Alfred Gruenther inspects British troops in Germany
Title "Gen. Gruenther - New NATO chief inspects British troops" superimposed over plane carrying Gen. Alfred Gruenther taxiing / Gruenther comes down steps of plane and is greeted by British General Sir Richard Gale / Gruenther, Gale,...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
US soldiers in forest in Germany cutting down Christmas trees
Soldiers carrying axes moving on snow on skis through forest looking at trees / soldier shaking snow off tree, then chopping at tree with ax / soldier chopping off branch / two soldiers chopping at trees with axes / one solider pushing...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Huge crowd attends Catholic Congress; procession; Pius XII at Castel Gandolfo
Title "Cologne Rally…Iron Curtain No Barrier to Faith" superimposed over huge crowd with people parading through carrying flags / pan down Cologne Cathedral to group of Catholic prelates in front of entrance / procession moving down...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Show Jumping World Championship in Aachen, West Germany
Title: "In Germany -- World Jumping Championship" superimposed over horse and rider taking jump / Pan course and grandstand / flags from United Kingdom, Italy, Germany and France flying / LS man on course waves flag to start competition...
Curated Video
SYND 26 6 75 FOREIGN MINISTER GENSHER MEETS BRAZILIAN COUNTERPART
The West German Foreign Minister, Hans-Dietrich Genscher meeting his Brazilian counterpart, Silveira, in Bonn; also Genscher being presented with sash.
1. ws exterior building
2. ms Genscher and Silveira into room and shake hands
3. cu...
Curated Video
SYND 7 5 71 WORLD'S LARGEST, STEERABLE, RADIO - TELESCOPE
World's largest, steerable, radio - telescope at Effelsberg, West Germany
1. ls gv of radio - telescope, zoom in to ms
2. ms signboard (German) pan to telescope
3. ms cone (centre) of reflecting bowl
4. ms tilt from people at base to...
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SYND 15-6-72 EAST AND WEST GERMANY HOLD NEW ROUND OF TALKS IN BERLIN
West German State Secretary Egon Bahr arrives at the East German cabinet office for start of new round of talks aimed at breaking down differences between the two countries.
1. ws East berlin City Hall and Fernsehturm (TV Tower), pan to...
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SYND 20 6 74 EAST AND WEST GERMAN DETENTE
East German premier, Willy Stoph, arriving at Kassel and greeted by former West German Chancellor, Willy Brandt, signing of transport treaty between East and West Germany.
1. ws and pan Berlin wall
2. ws guard post
3. ws car to...
Curated Video
SYND 14-12-71COMPUTER HOROSCOPE
New computer set up in West Germany to predict people's horoscopes electronically
1 gv exterior computer centre 2 ms zodiac signs pull out to computer3 Chancellor Willy Brandt horoscope programmed by keyboard4 cu President Richard Nixon...
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CAN903 NEW BRIDGE CONNECTING EAST AND WEST GERMANY OPENS
New East-West German border bridge is opened.
1. ls bridge
2. ms river flows tilt up to bridge
3. ms pan left along bridge and border zone
4. mcu border sign, 'American Travelers: Soviet Zone Ahead!'
5. ms DDR (German Democratic...
Curated Video
LIB 11-11-71 EAST AND WEST GERMANY DISCUSS BERLIN'S FUTURE
East and West Germany Discuss Berlin's Future
1) cu Ministerrat plaque on wall
2) exterior Ministry building, the Stadthaus, various of cars and delegates arriving for meeting and into building
3) ms banner on wall, pan to press outside...
British Movietone
MODEL SEA PLANES
Some expensive toys put through their paces at West Germany's model seaplane championship. Remote-controlled aerobatics - and of course they take off and land on a lake. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
British Movietone
Dictators meet - Hitler and Mussolini.
Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of...
British Movietone
BERLIN - RUSSIAN ANGLE -
The Russians have prepared a ""no-man's land"" to control the flow of refugees from East to West, but Red troops cross to the Red Army Memorial. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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CAN883 NEW BRIDGE CONNECTING EAST AND WEST GERMANY OPENS
New East-West German border bridge is opened.
***Pos atz068943, UPI03502***
1. ls bridge
2. ms river flows tilt up to bridge
3. ms pan left along bridge and border zone
4. mcu border sign, 'American Travelers: Soviet Zone Ahead!'
5. ms...