Dirty Work At The Crossroads 1950

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Dirty work at the crossroads. Germany.

LV British officers standing around British frontier section. SV Two Russian guards on duty. LV Russian sign - 'Beyond this point is the Russian zone.' SV Pan lorry load of Russian troops moving along road. Travel shot towards and past barriers. SV Two...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
48560
Sort Number:
50/078
Time in/Out:
01:41:28:00 / 01:42:37:00
Canister:
50/78
Film ID:
1488.33
Issue Date:
28/09/1950

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