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Prague, May 1945

Film | Accession Number: 2016.567 | RG Number: RG-60.1893 | Film ID: 4198

A few clips from the newsreel, "KVĚTEN 1945” of liberation activities in Prague in May 1945. WS of Prague. People in streets, soldiers. Newspaper: “VUDCE PADL” with a portrait of Hitler on it. Women and children stand with piles of their stuff on the sidewalk. Military trucks. Intertitle: “5 KVĚTEN.” Man wipes words off of a shopfront window. Someone knocks a letter off of a building. Man tears down a sign in German from the side of a building.


Film Title
Humpolec na konci 2 sv.v.
Duration
00:00:53
Date
Event:  1945 May
Locale
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Language
Silent
Genre/Form
Amateur.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Národní filmový archiv

About This Film

B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Good
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 4198 Digital: ProRes 422 - b&w - HD
    Master 4198 Digital: ProRes 422 - b&w - HD
    Master 4198 Digital: ProRes 422 - b&w - HD
    Master 4198 Digital: ProRes 422 - b&w - HD
Special Collection
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Film Provenance
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased digital copies of twelve films from the Czech National Film Archive in June 2016.
Copied From
35mm b/w print
Film Source
NARODNI FILMOVY ARCHIV

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
Copyright
NARODNI FILMOVY ARCHIV
Conditions on Use
For permissions and licensing film footage, contact Národní filmový archiv at nfa@nfa.cz.

Copyright Holder
NARODNI FILMOVY ARCHIV
 
Record last modified: 2023-11-07 12:15:44
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