Overview
- Description
- Two unnamed men on trial for spying. Smiling policemen stand outside the court building. The accused arrive at the court, shackled together at the wrists. Interiors of the courtroom (dark and out of focus). The two men stand before a panel of judges, then sit between two policemen. They cover their faces. The two are led outside. One covers his face but the other does not. Civilians look on as they are led away.
01:44:07 Close-ups of American soldiers settting mines in a road. A street sign reading "Chartres." Americans and French civilians sheltering from German fire. Americans running, shooting. French collaborators, mostly women with shaved heads and one man held at gunpoint by French soldiers. A view through the gates of the famous Chartres cathedral. According to the dope sheet, German snipers were firing at Americans from the famous cathedral. People gathered outside the gates of the cathedral, then captured German soldiers being led down the street. More views of the captured soldiers. A crowd of French citizens shake their fists through the gates. Views of the cathedral. A priest looks up at the building. - Duration
- 00:05:45
- Date
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Event:
1944
- Locale
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Cherbourg,
France
France
Chartres, France
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
- Contributor
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Producer:
March of Time, Inc.
Physical Details
- Language
- Silent
- Genre/Form
- Outtakes.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Mixed
- Time Code
- 01:42:16:00 to 01:48:01:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 2733 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Master 2733 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Master 2733 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Master 2733 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large- Preservation
Preservation 2733 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2733 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2733 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2733 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
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- 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.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased the film excerpts from the National Archives and Records Administration in July 2004.
- Copied From
- 35mm DNPA; b/w
- Film Source
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 4302
Source Archive Number: 200 MTT 1025 JJJ,LLL - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:44:41
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