Polish Castle 1955

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Malbork Castle, Poland.

L/S of a large castle on the banks of the River Nogat. It is one of the oldest fortresses in Europe. Various shots of the castle. The narrator tells us something of the history of the castle over L/Ss and M/Ss of parts of the architecture.

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
1936
Sort Number:
CP 036
Time in/Out:
01:44:15:00 / 01:44:25:00
Canister:
CP 036
Film ID:
33.17
Issue Date:
05/09/1955

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