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Pathé Front Page -- Nuremberg trials: verdicts announced; shots of war criminals; prosecutors and local civilians

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2018.642 | RG Number: RG-60.6959 | Film ID: 4370

Overview

Description: Title reads: "Nuremberg" Various shots of sentenced war criminals, Rudolf Hess and Franz Von Papen standing out from the group, chat together and bid farewell in the courtroom, while U.S. military police look on. Various shots of the citizens of Nuremberg buying "Nuremberger" newspapers and reading the result of the trials. American armoured cars patrolling the streets. American soldier inspecting pass of civilian

CU of an emblem carved in stone on the outside wall of the Nuremberg Courthouse, showing scales encircled by a laurel wreath. HAS of British team of prosecutors (most in military uniform). CU of Attorney General Sir Hartley Shawcross. CU of Sir David Maxwell Fyfe. MS of American military policeman shutting doors to courtroom.

The war criminals seen include Karl Doenitz, Dr. Albert Speer, Werner Von Fritsch, Hermann Goering, Joachim Von Ribbentrop, Julius Streicher, Hjalmar Schacht, and Wilhelm Keitel.
Film Title: Nuremberg
Duration: 00:01:08
Date: Production: 1946 October 07
Locale: Nuremberg, Germany
Credit: Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of British Pathé

Physical Details

Language: English
Genre/Form: Newsreels.
B&W / Color: Black & White
Image Quality: Fair
Time Code: 01:01:08:00 to 01:02:16:00
Film Format: Master
Master 4370 Digital: MPEG (mpgv) - sound - b&w - SD
Master 4370 Digital: MPEG (mpgv) - sound - b&w - SD
Master 4370 Digital: MPEG (mpgv) - sound - b&w - SD
Master 4370 Digital: MPEG (mpgv) - sound - b&w - SD

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: This archival media can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations.
Copyright: British Pathe
Conditions on Use: Contact British Pathé at licensing@britishpathe.com or visit www.britishpathe.com/pages/footage-sales for information regarding footage sales and licensing.
Copyright Holder: British Pathe

Administrative Notes

Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Film Provenance: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased several newsreel films from British Pathe in October 2018.
Film Source: British Pathe
File Number: Source Archive Number: 1412.03
Special Collection: Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Record last modified:: 2024-02-21 07:55:06
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