East Germans Go West 1958

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Berlin, Germany.

Documentation on file, German commentary.

CU. Man looking through binoculars. Various shots of fugitives, men, women and children from Eastern Germany making their way West. LS. Man in filing room, looking at file. CU. File, pages being turned. Two shots of young...

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Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
83948
Sort Number:
UN 3134 G
Time in/Out:
01:40:19:00 / 01:41:29:00
Canister:
UN 3134 G
Film ID:
2908.22
Issue Date:
1958

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