Bookburning

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1989.343.1 | RG Number: RG-60.3526 | Film ID: 149

Overview

Description: Bookburning in Berlin, SA men and university students, throwing books into the fire, Hitler Youth march past, one view of university exterior beyond the bonfire, Goebbels speech (mute), fire scenes. (some scenes match the pre-title sequence of the completed film)

07:11:36 DIE DROHUNG. Still photographs of men. Shots out of Nazi train, men heiling, swastikas. At Dusseldorf train station. CU, drums, parade, marching. Funeral. Looting. Kristallnacht. Destruction of synagogue.

07:14:35 DIE FLUCHT. Refugees with luggage. Shot of St. Louis, ship, passengers on ship, waving, debarking with luggage. Woman with baby carriage and young girl. Map.
Film Title: Der gelbe Stern [The Yellow Star] (excerpts)
Duration: 00:06:29
Date: Event: 1933-1945
Locale: Berlin, Germany
Dusseldorf, Germany
Credit: Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Chronos-Media Filmarchiv

Language: Silent
Genre/Form: Unedited.
B&W / Color: Black & White
Image Quality: Mixed
Time Code: 07:09:09:00 to 07:15:38:00
Film Format: Master
Master 149 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w
Master 149 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 149 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w
Master 149 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 149 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w
Master 149 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 149 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w
Master 149 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation
Preservation 149 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 149 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 149 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 149 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
User
User 149 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch
User 149 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch
User 149 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch
User 149 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch

Conditions on Access: This archival media can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations.
Copyright: Chronos-Media GmbH
Conditions on Use: Contact Chronos-Media at info@chronos-media.de for permission to reproduce and use this footage.
Copyright Holder: Chronos-Media GmbH

Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Film Provenance: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this collection of film documents from Chronos-Media GmbH in Potsdam, Germany in 1989. Film and Video staff ordered videotape transfers in November 1991.
Note: Bookburning scenes here are largely different from what is usually seen, and much longer. Extensive views here of SA men near the fire, also university students in their club uniforms. Different views of tossing books near the fire, supplying material, but not as much throwing books directly on the fire.

See Film ID 148 and Film ID 150 for "Der gelbe Stern" with sound and narration. See Story 3716, Film ID 2576 or Story 2739, Film ID 2430 for entire film.

The segments for this 16mm master (Film ID 149) are spliced together in a different order than the Betacam SP and VHS copies. They can be separated if necessary. This story appears second on the 16mm master.
Copied From: 35mm; b/w
Film Source: Chronos-Media GmbH
File Number: Legacy Database File: 3670
Special Collection: Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive