Overview
- Description
- Narrated by Ed Herlihy. Title: Universal Newsreel First Pictures of Rome's Capture. German newsreel footage showing Allied prisoners being marched through the streets of Rome during the German occupation. The narrator notes that the ". . . Italians watch quietly. Note the absence of any demonstration." Shots of Kesselring and fighting around Rome. American tanks enter and liberate Rome to cheering crowds: "Now the attitude of the Italian people has changed." People cheer the soldiers and wave American and Italian flags. American General Mark Clark enters the city in a Jeep. American, Italian and British flags fly. "The hated swastika flies no more over Rome." A US Army sergeant does a Mussolini impression on the balcony of Mussolini's former palace. Bells ring in the Vatican. Pope Pius XII addresses a crowd of 200,000. American soldiers attend mass. Aerial shots of Rome, "the first Axis capital liberated by our troops." Italian Crown Prince Umberto appears at the palace in front of a crowd. Crowds flee as a grenade is thrown into the headquarters of the fascist police. A woman kisses an American soldier. American soldiers line up to receive "real beer, made in Naples." Shots of a destroyed town north of Rome, where American soldiers inspect abandoned German artillery.
Also on this newsreel (beginning at 02:29:26):
Title: Buy a Bond - Join the 'Fighting 5th' (narrated by Ed Herlihy). Parades in Texarkana, Texas and in New York in support of the 5th war loan campaign. Title: Spars Become 'Sparks' (narrated by Gertrude Warner). Female Coast Guard reservists (SPARS) who have completed a course in radio reception. Commander Dorothy Stratton presents the women with certificates. Title: Human Side of the War (narrated by Ed Herlihy). American soldiers in the South Pacific receive mail during mail call. World of Sports: rodeo competition between the US and Australia. - Film Title
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Universal Newsreel
- Duration
- 00:04:28
- Date
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Event:
1944 June
- Locale
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Rome,
Italy
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
- Contributor
-
Producer:
Universal News
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Newsreels.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Fair
- Time Code
- 02:24:56:00 to 02:29:24:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 2865 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Master 2865 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Master 2865 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Master 2865 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large- Preservation
Preservation 2865 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2865 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2865 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2865 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
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- Copyright
- Public Domain
- Conditions on Use
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Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- Footage ordered by Cortina Productions for use in USHMM special exhibition "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda."
- Copied From
- DNC
- Film Source
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 5103
Source Archive Number: 200 UN 17-303 - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:44:42
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