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US Army kissing French girls; parade

Film | Digitized | RG Number: RG-60.2682 | Film ID: 959

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    US Army kissing French girls; parade
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    Stevens and Moffat in crowd of French civilians, French girls talking, Stevens signing autographs. Solow, Stevens and others in front of Scribe Hotel, crowds in streets, blue and white sign: "M.L.N." in window of Scribe. American GI taking picture with speed graphic. Shot of weapons carrier and jeep with camera set on tripod. Hamilton holding and kissing two girls. Shot of several Americans and French girls driving past in jeep. Large numbers of civilians walking past, American jeep "Flash Gordon." Six or seven men crouched behind jeep firing at sniper in window. Stevens puts rifle on shoulder. Walks past jeep. More sniper activity, people evacuate jeep. American GI takes rifle from jeep, some action in distance, VS of building where sniper is and shots of street which is now empty. Men prepared to fire at building from seated position, women running down streets. Large black truck with many flags. CU of blonde French civilian. Men passing out champagne. Series of green staff cars drive up to reviewing stand. This begins reviewing stand sequence. There are many generals evident in this sequence, including Bradley. They turn and salute toward camera. Reviewing stand as Bradley and De Gaulle mount the steps, apparent in front row of the reviewing stand is General Montgomery and another American three-star general. Vehicles coming toward reviewing stand with Arc d'Triumph in the BG, members of the camera crew standing beneath reviewing stand. Shot of De Gaulle and Bradley. Stevens with troops in BG. All on reviewing stand salute, followed by shots of armed jeeps passing reviewing stand, tanks passing, American flags visible. Stevens salutes. More tanks passing, crowd waving as jeeps pass, both sides of the street are lined with people. Vehicles driving toward Place de Concorde. Trucks towing large field guns, last trucks come by with bicyclists behind. De Gaulle leaves reviewing stand. Bradley salutes De Gaulle, who enters his car, car drives off with Cross Lorraine on the side.

    VS of Paris at what seems to be a different time of the year. Camera crew sets up on top of jeep, French guards in silver helmets and black and red uniforms arrive, tanks lined to the side. Many bicyclists passing by, two-engine, high-winged plane flies by. Gene Solow, Stevens and two other officers. Gen. Eisenhower leads group of dignitaries to Tomb of Unknown Soldier, all salute, band leader starts band music. Pan to Eisenhower. aide presents Eisenhower with wreath which he puts on tomb. Eisenhower walks to microphone and speaks. Shot of camera crew covering speech, pan to Eisenhower speaking. Onlooker, including four-star general. Band leader conducting band, panning shot of Allied officers, entire group exits. Pan of band and drummers drumming with camera crew above them in BG. Stevens and possibly French officer holding film camera, Gene Solow in shot.

    Series of shots of tanks moving out. Stevens and French girls (This footage appears to be from Liberation of Paris that according to logs was shot two days earlier). Pan to Ivan Moffat, Bill Hamilton kissing French girl, CU of French girl, vehicles moving down the Champs Elysees with British flag. People toasting, pigeon on jeep, CU of French woman. Stevens and Hamilton talking to French civilians. Pan of Eiffel Tower, people carrying umbrellas, rainbow in BG. Stevens, Solow and other officer in front row of Eiffel Tower. Solow taking shots of Stevens. Crowd gathered at large stone building, panning from Eiffel Tower down to crowd with military band playing. Seine River. Sailboat coming through under bridge. Men fishing along side of Seine near bridge. Shot of Notre Dame Cathedral. Boys choir, in blue suits, short pants, and white socks singing. A series of shots covering this, including the chorus leader. VS of street, across Seine with Eiffel Tower in BG. Winter scenes around the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, snow on ground. Champs Elysees with slush/snow on ground. Vehicles and people walking around, CU on sign that reads: "Champs Elysees." French girls walking up Champs Elysees in snow. VS of sidewalk cafes and French civilians, vehicles moving on snowy streets, men shoveling snow.
    Duration
    00:25:33
    Date
    Event:  1944
    Production:  1944
    Locale
    Paris, France
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Library of Congress
    Contributor
    Director: George C. Stevens
    Producer: Special Coverage Unit (SPECOU)
    Biography
    George Stevens (December 18, 1904 – March 8, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer. During World War II, Stevens joined the U.S. Army Signal Corps and headed a film unit from 1943 to 1946 under General Eisenhower. His unit shot footage documenting D-Day — including the only Allied European Front color film of the war — the liberation of Paris and the meeting of American and Soviet forces at the Elbe River, as well as horrific scenes from the Duben labor camp and the Dachau concentration camp. Stevens also helped prepare the Duben and Dachau footage and other material for presentation during the Nuremberg Trials. In 2008, his footage was entered into the U.S. National Film Registry by the Librarian of Congress as an "essential visual record" of World War II.
    The Special Coverage Unit (SPECOU) was placed under the control of the Supreme Headquarters' Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF). The SPECOU consists of 45 people: writers like Ivan Moffat, William Saroyan and Irwin Shaw; cameramen like Dick Hoar, Ken Marthey, William Mellor, Jack Muth; sound operators as Bill Hamilton, who comes from Columbia, assistant directors, as Holly Morse, who has worked with Hal Roach.

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Unedited.
    B&W / Color
    Color
    Image Quality
    Good
    Time Code
    00:01:12:00 to 00:26:45:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 959 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
      Master 959 Digital: ProRes HD HQ 422 - color - HD
      Master 959 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
      Master 959 Digital: ProRes HD HQ 422 - color - HD
      Master 959 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
      Master 959 Digital: ProRes HD HQ 422 - color - HD
      Master 959 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
      Master 959 Digital: ProRes HD HQ 422 - color - HD
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 959 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
      Preservation 959 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
      Preservation 959 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
      Preservation 959 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    This archival media can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations.
    Copyright
    Stevens, George Jr.
    Conditions on Use
    George Stevens, Jr. owns the copyright to this film. Researchers must contact the Library of Congress at mpref@loc.gov for permission to reproduce and use this film material.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased film copies of the George Stevens Collection on videotape from the Library of Congress in October 1994.
    Copied From
    16mm color reversal film
    Film Source
    Library of Congress - Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division (MBRS)
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 3047
    Source Archive Number: Video Reel #3; Film Reel #7
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:59:04
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