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German siege of Warsaw, Sept. 1939

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2003.214 | RG Number: RG-60.4159 | Film ID: 3015

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    German siege of Warsaw, Sept. 1939

    Overview

    Description
    Warsaw, Poland 1939: Refugees on the streets of Warsaw, VS of people in the immediate aftermath of a German air raid. CU: a young woman is very uncomfortable with the camera on her, she holds her hand to her face, her expression is between a smile and despair, she is trying to remain composed for the camera. MS, a woman carries a bundle of all of her belongings wrapped in a blanket on her back as she flees from her neighborhood on the outskirts of Warsaw's city center that has been under attack by the Germans. 01:12:17: Dead horse, covered in lime, being dragged from the middle of the street by a group of men. VS of the dead horse, very unpleasant to look at, a symbol of the agony of the city. Polish refugees on the move, several families, VS of men, women and children, against the backdrop of a crumbling city, many are heading to makeshift shelters after their homes have been destroyed. 01:13:33 Julien Bryan with the people of Warsaw, standing in the rubble with them, a crowd gathers and they are all cheering for him, shaking his hand, giving him food, etc, Bryan smiles somewhat awkwardly and turns for a moment to the camera. NOTE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEED OF THE FILM HERE. THIS SHOT IS RUNNING AT SLOWER SPEED, MOST LIKELY THE CAMERAMAN WAS OVERCRANKING THIS SHOT. BRYAN DID NOT HAVE HIS USUAL CAMERA CREW WITH HIM ON THIS TRIP. THE CAMERA IS MOST LIKELY IN THE HANDS OF AN INEXPERIENCED CAMERA OPERATOR. BRYAN HAD A POLISH INTERPRETER AND ASSISTANT ASSIGNED TO HIM BY THE MAYOR OF WARSAW. 01:14:35: More scenes of the wreckage in Warsaw; bombed out rail cars, smoldering power lines, destroyed market, etc. A soldier surveys the wreckage at the rail yard. VS of soldiers walking through wreckage. VS of the destroyed hospital in Warsaw.
    Duration
    00:04:39
    Date
    Event:  1939 September
    Locale
    Warsaw, Poland
    Credit
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, gift of Julien Bryan Archive
    Contributor
    Director: Julien H. Bryan
    Producer: Julien H. Bryan
    Camera Operator: Julien H. Bryan
    Biography
    Julien Hequembourg Bryan (1899-1974) was an American documentarian and filmmaker. Bryan traveled widely taking 35mm film that he sold to motion picture companies. In the 1930s, he conducted extensive lecture tours, during which he showed film footage he shot in the former USSR. Between 1935 and 1938, he captured unique records of ordinary people and life in Nazi Germany and in Poland, including Jewish areas of Warsaw and Krakow and anti-Jewish signs in Germany. His footage appeared in March of Time theatrical newsreels. His photographs appeared in Life Magazine. He was in Warsaw in September 1939 when Germany invaded and remained throughout the German siege of the city, photographing and filming what would become America's first cinematic glimpse of the start of WWII. He recorded this experience in both the book Siege (New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1940) and the short film Siege (RKO Radio Pictures, 1940) nominated for an Academy Award in 1940. In 1946, Bryan photographed the efforts of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Agency in postwar Europe.

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Outtakes.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Excellent
    Time Code
    01:12:09:01 to 01:16:49:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 3015 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small
      Master 3015 Film: negative - 35 mm - nitrate - b&w - duplicate negative
      Master 3015 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small
      Master 3015 Film: negative - 35 mm - nitrate - b&w - duplicate negative
      Master 3015 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small
      Master 3015 Film: negative - 35 mm - nitrate - b&w - duplicate negative
      Master 3015 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small
      Master 3015 Film: negative - 35 mm - nitrate - b&w - duplicate negative
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 3015 Film: positive - 35 mm - polyester - b&w - fine grain master - A-wind - Kodak - 2366
      Preservation 3015 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 3015 Film: negative - 35 mm - polyester - b&w - duplicate negative - B-wind - Kodak - 2234
      Preservation 3015 Film: positive - 35 mm - polyester - b&w - fine grain master - A-wind - Kodak - 2366
      Preservation 3015 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 3015 Film: negative - 35 mm - polyester - b&w - duplicate negative - B-wind - Kodak - 2234
      Preservation 3015 Film: positive - 35 mm - polyester - b&w - fine grain master - A-wind - Kodak - 2366
      Preservation 3015 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 3015 Film: negative - 35 mm - polyester - b&w - duplicate negative - B-wind - Kodak - 2234
      Preservation 3015 Film: positive - 35 mm - polyester - b&w - fine grain master - A-wind - Kodak - 2366
      Preservation 3015 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 3015 Film: negative - 35 mm - polyester - b&w - duplicate negative - B-wind - Kodak - 2234
    • User
    • User 3015 Film: positive - 35 mm - b&w - silent - answer print
      User 3015 Film: positive - 35 mm - b&w - silent - answer print
      User 3015 Film: positive - 35 mm - b&w - silent - answer print
      User 3015 Film: positive - 35 mm - b&w - silent - answer print

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Conditions on Use
    Sam Bryan transferred the copyright for the Julien Bryan Archive to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in April 2020. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum places no restrictions on use of this material and you do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this film footage.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    The Julien Bryan Collection of films, photographs, documents, and artifacts was purchased by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum from Sam Bryan and the International Film Foundation, Inc. on February 12, 2003.
    Note
    Detailed preservation notes from the film lab are available in Film and Video department files.
    Additional photographs are available in the USHMM Photo Archives.
    Film Source
    Sam Bryan and International Film Foundation
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 4399
    Source Archive Number: JB 2111A
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 08:01:40
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