Welt im Bild 139/1955 23.02.1955

1st Formosa: hotspot far East the last refugees leave the Tachen Islands and destroy the abandoned houses by fire. Tschiankaischeck speaks on meeting un requests American help against the Chinese threat. Troops on Quemoy with building positions and defensive maneuvers.
(26 m) 2nd Indochina: France grants Vietnam barracks of the French enclave of Haiphong will be torn down. At the cemetery, the bones are excavated by fallen to transfer in the home. Fleeing civilians left the country after the exodus of the French. Crowded trucks and trains.
(21 m) 03 Beijing: State visit of the Dalai Lama breakdown from new German newsreels 265/3: arrival of the Dalai Lama and of the Panchen Lama, the temporal and spiritual leader of Tibet. Welcome and reception with flowers.
(11 m) 04. Bern: Occupation of the Romanian Embassy by emigrants from breakdown new German newsreel 265/5: police get out of car and seal the Romanian Embassy in their invasion of the Embassy chauffeur was shot by 4 Exilrumänen. Rolls of barbed wire. Placing of the water. Intruders on the balcony of the Ambassador. After negotiations the occupiers will arise and be dissipated.
(22 m) 5th Africa: fight against the TSE TSE fly horses are herded - herd. Skeletons of dead animals. Beef will be vaccinated against the disease of sheep. Irrigation systems are built to refresh the decimated livestock. Herd of cattle to water body in the water.
(18 m) 6 England: hawker Hunter fighter aircraft breakdown of new German newsreel 265/6: fighters side by side before the start with current jets. Roll to start. Launch and flight. Formation aerobatics.
(18 m) 7 Berchtesgaden: German Alpine Championships mountains in the snow. Athletes go with skis on his shoulder in the snow. Women's downhill: snow. EVI Lanig on the track. She WINS and gets combination winner. Close-up of EVI Lanig. Giant slalom men: fog. Falls. Karl Zillibiller drives the fastest time and WINS. Close-up of Karl Zillibiller.
(40 m) 08 Vienna: World Championship in figure skating breakdown from new German newsreels 265/9: pair skating: freestyle winner Francis Dafoe / NORS Bowden. Men: freestyle winner of Allan Hayes Jenkins. Ladies: Freestyle Champion Tenley Albright / United States. Jenkins / United States and Tenley Albright, great.
(46 m) 09 Carnival Cologne: parade. Smaller Bundeswehr soldier welcome. 2 drink "fat Saar milk". Spark children. Dancers in the train. Adenauer aboard SMOS Europe. Policeman celebrated with people. "Who dared", Michel and Marianne. Munich: Wyvern in the parade. Carnival in the confetti. Masks.
(58 m)

Title: Tacheninseln to Quemoy origin: Metro Haiphong clearance origin: Gaumont Dalai Lama on travel origin: eyewitness rum. Embassy in Bern origin stormed: Cine journal cattle drive in Africa origin: Pathé Pike flying journal in England (flyer) origin: Pathe News Alpine Meistersch. in Berchtesgaden figure skating origin: Austria Carnival camera: Basic, strong, talent Madzivanyika final

Date of Release:

23.02.1955

Year of Production:

1955

Camera Work:

Grund; Starke, Rainer; Mederer

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Producer:

Allianz-Film GmbH

Source Foreign Material:

Pathé Journal; Austria; Cine Journal; Gaumont; Metro; Pathé News

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German