Welt im Film 169/1948 20.08.1948

1 Berlin--50 days blocking new police headquarters in the U.S. sector. Luise Schröder and members of the Senate during tour of new police. Police officers arrived with helmet. New Giro and nutrition Office in the Western sectors after laying in the Soviet sector. Cars driving rain flooded roads. Man wading through water. Men carry people across the street. Flying aircraft. Burning Skymaster at the end of the runway after crash. Ground. The American aviation Minister Symington gets out of aircraft. The American Chief of staff of the air force Vandenberg, speaking on arrival in Berlin. Symington speaks at the airfield, large. Dr. Hubert Schwennicke, LDP, talking, great. Original sound. "The previous history of the blockade shows that the copyright in the effect of inhuman method have completely charged. The Berlin population can not interfere in their desire for freedom by these lashes." Anthony Eden speaks in England after his return from Berlin, original sound. "The willing of the Berliner's to day is earnestly rationale, that the Western powers shall stay in Berlin." American Super fortresses land on new bases in England. Rolling out Super fortress.
(90 m) 02 Salzburg Festival Salzburg, 1948, total, cityscape. Monument to Mozart's. Herbert von Karajan in conversation. Helene Thimig in rehearsal for "Everyone", half-close. Brigitte Hornay, great. Hedwig BLEIBTREU, great. Arrival of guests to the opening performance at the Festspielhaus. A Swiss car radiator, car signs, large, GB, S, CD, NL, A/D. Federal President Dr. Renner, going close to half. Herbert von Karajan conducting "Orfeo ed Euridice" by Gluck. Ballet dancing. "Everyone" has on the Cathedral square. Attila Hörbiger as anyone. Ernst German as death. "Two of the sea and the love waves" by Grillparzer with Paula Wessely and Horst Caspar. Wilhelm Furtwängler of garden table and reads. Scene from "Fidelio". Curtain closes.
(46 m) 03. London: the Olympic Games cycling 1000 m: launch, race. It wins Mario Ghelle, Italy. Spectator claps. Mario Ghelle, great. Rowing eights: it wins United States before England. Row one: it wins Mervin Wood, Australia. Mervin Wood after the victory in the boat, great. Marathon run: Start running out of the stadium. Spectators, half-close. The runners on the track. Refreshments are available. Exhausted Etienne Gailly, Belgium is approaching the stadium, as 1. He runs through people trellis. Cabrera, Argentina, follows him and overtook him in the stadium and WINS. 2. If the Englishman of Tom Richards. Gailly staggers 3rd by the target. Gailly is on board and does not participate in the ceremony. 4 x 100 m relay: start. The first change of ZL. Run and change. It wins the United States from England with 40.6 sec. 4 x 400 m relay: viewers, image filling. United States ahead of Jamaica. Runner from Jamaica gets muscle spasm, throws himself to the ground and is eliminated. It wins United States against France. Waving the Olympic flag.
(135 m) 04 Cathedral ceremony in Cologne 700 years Cologne Cathedral of Cologne Cathedral from different perspectives photographed. Repair work. Sisters clean the dome. Procession. Train through the destroyed city. The Holy relics are worn. The Holy three King shrine. Cardinal Frings, Archbishop of Cologne, on the train. The Messenger of the Pope, Clemente Micara. Entering the Cathedral. Celebration at the South Portal. Crowd, screen-filling. The Cathedral.
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01 50 days In the blocked Berlin blockade (latest special report from Berlin) is the police President Dr. mute in a new police headquarters in the American sector naughty, after the Soviets have not recognized his appointment by the municipal authorities.
Which. Top magistrate here visit the Western sectors of police prior to their new home, Mayor Dr. Friedensburg noted: "At last, we have a democratic police, serves exclusively German interests."
The Giro and the main nutrition Office had moved headquarters out of the Soviet sector, At last again effectively to serve the population. One of the few things that still had all four sectors, was the weather: rain in all four sectors, the largest rainfall for years.
A sign of the times: human taxis, which did work for modest wages.
The bad weather was on the 5o. Day of the blockade highest demands on the pilots. It was also to blame for this, that a landing Skymaster machine rolled over The end of the rail and bumped through the airfield perimeter. The accident had serious consequences.
Meanwhile, the American aviation Minister Symington and Chief of staff of the US air force, Vandenberg, in Berlin for a visit by General Clay had arrived. During an interview at the airfield said Mr. Symington: "The airlift to Berlin the job no. 1 for the U.S. air force is present." The attitude of the Berlin population is characterized by the words of Dr. Hubert Schwennickes LDP: "the previous history of the blockade shows that the copyright in the effect of inhuman method have completely charged. The Berlin population can not interfere in their desire for freedom by these lashes."
Berlin's firm stance has deeply impressed the Deputy leader of the opposition in the English Parliament, Mr. Anthony Eden. He returned from his trip to Germany to England, reported: "The overwhelming majority of the Berlin wants wholeheartedly, that the Western powers in Berlin may remain."
Meanwhile, 60 American Super fortresses have arrived in their new British bases elsewhere in England. Always more comprehensive measures of the Western powers and the unchanged fixed attitude of the Berlin population are the characteristics of the 5o. Day of the blockade of Berlin.

02. solid robe Salzburger Festspiele 1918 Salzburg, the old baroque town with the cheerful spirit of his genius Mozart, again has applied. Prominent representatives of the theatre and music and guests from all over the world met the biggest artistic event in Austria, the Salzburg Festival. Helene Thimig, at the rehearsal for the "Everyman".
Brigitte Horney and Hedwig BLEIBTREU.
The opening presentation at the Festspielhaus was an international road from automobiles. Federal President Dr. Renner as Festival guest at the Felsenreitschule in the Herbert von Karajan conducted Gluck's Opera "Orpheus and Eurydice" in a new edition. Attila Hörbiger the title role and German Ernst played death in the traditional "everyone" has on the Cathedral square.
Paula Wessely and Horst Caspar in Grillparzer's drama "The sea and the love will".
Wilhelm Furtwängler conducted the Opera "Fidelio", one of the artistic highlights of the Salzburg Festival in 1948.

03. London: The Olympic Games while the athletes in the Olympic Stadium of Wembley fought, important decisions on other sports sites on the Herne Hill velodrome fell was the final battle in the 1000-meter sprint driving between the Englishman of Reginald Harris and the Italian Mario Ghella (dark dress). The last round. Both drive like crazy... After a great Sprint wins the Italian with a half bike length. No wonder that radiates Mario Ghella - only 18 years old and already Olympic winner.-on the traditional rowing course at Henley is the eighth race from the start. The American team wins, the English is second. One is a three-way battle between Austral Uruguay and Italy. In this order, they go through the target, with the Australian Mervyn Wood at the top.
The start of the marathon, the traditional highlight of any Olympics is meanwhile in the stadium. More than 40 participants embark on the 42 km distance. Only a round the Wembley Arena... and then, later blames it on urban streets and rural roads until the circuit in the stadium. Which four times 100 meters relay ended originally with a disqualification of the victorious Americans due to non-compliance with their career at the first personnel change - but the slow motion footage - here we show - proved later, that the American runners remained well within the marking lines. The disqualification was therefore withdrawn. The first place was America, which awarded second England. The time of the winner: 40.6 seconds.
Back to the marathon runners. The field has thinned heavily. For the still in the race, there are refreshments, encouraging shouts and win and place bets.
In the stadium, she goes four 400-meter relay from the start. High favorite is the Jamaica team. Yet the Americans is changing the wide bar front, but the Jamaica runner Wint is after him with long sentences... He is catching up... want more turn up there... there happens: muscle cramp... from Wint staggers out of the car and drums in pain and disappointment on the lawn. The Americans storm further and win in three minutes and 10.4 seconds before France.
The first marathon runner approaching Wembley Stadium. It is the Belgian Etienne Gailly. Panting and exhausted he drags through the cordon of excited viewers. But behind him, already the fate in the form of the Argentinian threatens Cabrera, who is still fresher and stronger. As Gailly enters the arena to the dramatic final round first, 80,000 spectators burst into deafening applause. But the applause is breathless tension, as Cabrera to the Sprint... The Argentines overhauled the Belgians in the final meters and won in a time of 2 hours, 34 minutes, 51.6 seconds. The Englishman of Tom Richards will secure second place. Gailly staggers last effort as a third-party through the target.
At the award ceremony, the Flatz of third parties remains empty. Gailly is too exhausted to appear. The dramatic conclusion to a dramatic race.

04. the Cathedral ceremony in Cologne of 700.ste was anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of the Cologne Cathedral - as it was called in one of the speeches - to a feast day of the Christian world.
Already months ago began: the reconstruction after the destruction of the war, and then the clean, prepare and decorate the venerable building. So, in all size and glory, the DOM expected the big party of its existence Budweiser. The Cathedral celebration became a huge rally of peace for Cologne and the whole Christian world.
A highlight of the celebrations was the procession of the Holy relics. The impressive train through the destroyed city of Cologne Cathedral was moving from the sanctuary of St. Maria Lyskirchen. Cardinals and bishops from all five continents, detachments of the various Catholic orders and also the Evangelical Church marched through the streets lined by hundreds of thousands.
The most precious relic: The Holy three King shrine. Cardinal Frings, Archbishop of Cologne.
The Messenger of the Pope, Cardinal Legate Clemente Micara. Left in the picture, the nephew of the Pope, Prince Guilio Pacelli after moving of the relics in the Interior of the Cathedral celebrated a Pontifical mass Micara Cardinal Legate.
6,000 worshippers filled the huge room. The solemn ceremony was broadcast through speakers to the huge crowds in the surroundings of the Cathedral.
At the South Portal, a celebration took Instead of then the Cardinal Legate Micara, the personal representative of the Pope, gave the blessing of the head of the Catholic world.
The huge Cathedral celebration as an event of outstanding and lasting significance for the entire Christian world ended with speeches of several foreign rulers.

Date of Release:

20.08.1948

Year of Production:

1948

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Commissioned by:

USIS

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German