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Trial of Marshal Henri Petain

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2002.541.1 | RG Number: RG-60.3602 | Film ID: 2526

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    Trial of Marshal Henri Petain

    Overview

    Description
    Trial of Marshal Henri Petain, Fortress Montrouge (outskirts of Paris), July 1945. MSs, crowds entering palace courtyard after credentials are checked by guards. VS, Palace of Justice. MSs, Pierre Mongibaud, President of the High Court, enters palace. Anteroom shots (dark), civilians and military enter; group watches from stairs. MSs, EXT, bedroom window of palace. Room formerly occupied by Petain. MSs, CUs, correspondents working in press room. LS, policemen and firemen on palace roof. INT of courtroom, Petain enters, sits in chair flanked by guards. INT, witnesses appear; Michael Clemenceau, Paul Reynaud, Albert Thebrun. INT, jurors, correspondents and general scenes of court activities. Prosecutor addresses the court. Petain's counsel speaks. Correspondents busily write their notes, etc. CU, Solicitor General Mornet taking notes. MS, police truck is driven to palace gate. MS, Petain reading from notes.
    Duration
    00:08:43
    Date
    Event:  1945 July
    Locale
    Paris, France
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
    Contributor
    Producer: United States. Army. Signal Corps.

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Unedited.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Fair
    Time Code
    02:18:10:00 to 02:26:53:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2526 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Master 2526 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Master 2526 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Master 2526 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2526 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2526 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2526 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2526 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Public Domain
    Conditions on Use
    To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in May 2002.
    Note
    USHMM replaced the online streaming video with a file from NARA (digitized Digital Betacam tape) in August 2019.
    Copied From
    DBVT; b/w
    Film Source
    United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 3756
    Source Archive Number: 111 ADC 9863
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 08:06:07
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