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Prague; German troops; Heydrich; Lidice

Film | Digitized | RG Number: RG-60.0130 | Film ID: 154

Overview

Description: [Modern footage of Czechoslovakia throughout film.] Prague streets with German troops marching. Reinhard Heydrich saluting troops. Burning town; Prague castle. 00:07:14: Women transported to camps via train. Lidice leveled; smoke; rubble. 00:13:07: Women carried back to Lidice. Rebuilding Lidice.
Film Title: Memento Lidice
Duration: 00:16:21
Date: Production: 1987?
Locale: Lidice, Czechoslovakia
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Credit: Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Národní filmový archiv

Physical Details

Language: English
Genre/Form: Documentary.
B&W / Color: Black & White
Image Quality: Good
Time Code: 02:01:25:00 to 02:17:46:00
Film Format: Master
Master 154 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 154 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 154 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 154 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation
Preservation 154 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 154 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 154 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 154 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: This archival media can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations.
Copyright: NARODNI FILMOVY ARCHIV
Conditions on Use: For permissions and licensing film footage, contact Národní filmový archiv at nfa@nfa.cz.
Copyright Holder: NARODNI FILMOVY ARCHIV

Keywords & Subjects

Keyword: ATROCITIES CONCENTRATION CAMPS CZECHOSLOVAKIA DEPORTATIONS FIRES HEYDRICH, REINHARD LIDICE (ATROCITY) MARCHING MILITARY OFFICERS RUBBLE RUINS SMOKE SOLDIERS/MILITARY (GERMAN) STREETS TRAINS WOMEN

Administrative Notes

Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Film Provenance: This film is on loan to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum from the Lidice Memorial until 2009. The film was originally transferred to the Museum in 1990.
Note: Vyrobil Ceskoslovensky Armandni Film [Czechoslovak Army Film]
Film cannot be used for any public screenings. It was created under the Communist regime and the Lidice Memorial has not shown it since 1992.
Copied From: 16mm; b/w
Film Source: Lidice Memorial
File Number: Legacy Database File: 2230
Special Collection: Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
Primary Number: IL90.8.13

Record last modified:: 2024-02-21 07:59:22
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