Overview
- Description
- Exterior shots of the Palace of Justice, where the trial of Marshal Henri Phillipe Petain is taking place. Several shots of a police van arriving at the palace while French police watch. A policeman patrols the roof of the palace of justice; interior and exterior shots of Petain's barred windows. Judge Mongibeaux speaks with another man outside the palace. Spectators show their credentials to the police at the gate. Interior shots of the building; a man holds a movie camera. Lawyers or judges in robes enter; Petain watches as Attorney General Morney walks past him (we see Petain entering the courtroom later in the footage, so perhaps it is out of order or a different day). A couple of altercations break out between the police and people in the crowd at the back of the courtroom. The judges are seated and Mongibeaux (or Mornet -- they look very much alike) reads something (the indictment?) from a piece of paper. Mongibeaux (or Mornet) looks around the room. Petain enters the courtroom and is seated. He stands and reads his statement. Petain's lawyer, Fernand Payen, stands directly behind Petain and reads a statement. Mornet stands and speaks emotionally; the camera captures one reaction shot from Petain. Prosecution witnesses Michel Clemenceau, Paul Reynaud, Louis Maurin, and Albert Lebrun sit on a bench listening to the trial. Shots of journalists reporting on the trial.
- Film Title
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War Coverage -- ROTO #4
- Duration
- 00:09:37
- Date
-
Event:
1945 August
Production: 1945
- Locale
-
France
Paris, France
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
- Contributor
-
Producer:
March of Time, Inc.
Camera Operator: Mejat
Physical Details
- Language
- Silent
- Genre/Form
- Outtakes.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Good
- Time Code
- 01:36:51:00 to 01:46:28:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 2734 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Master 2734 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Master 2734 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Master 2734 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large- Preservation
Preservation 2734 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2734 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2734 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2734 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 DNSA; b/w
- Film Source
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 4309
Source Archive Number: 200 MTT 1252 MM - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:47:50
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