Welt im Film 338/1951 24.11.1951

01. the flood disasters in Italy cars drive through water in town. People Wade through water. Flooded Po area. Old man goes through the window out of House. Soldiers help people leave the houses. Wife carrying furniture from home. Sweeping water. Pigs are wading in water. Destroyed houses. Men in clean-up work. Dead carried on stretchers.
(33 m) 02 updates soon a. Hannover: establishment of the "Federation of the expelled of Germans" poster Europe Germany home. Adenauer at the lectern, half-close. Listeners, half-close. Adenauer speaking, actuality: "Wherefore, I would emphasize, is a great success for the German cause, that the German question now employs the UN."
(19 m) b. Paris: UN - Conference - the German question, the order of the day site in front of Eiffel Tower. Woman at the lectern. Warren Austin speaks. (Advocacy unification elections). Wyshinsky talks and rejected proposal, half-close. Director Blankenhorn in UN building as German observers, half-close. Blankenhorn speaks reporter, big. Blankenhorn is on window, half-close.
(28 m) c. London: returning Princess Elisabeth and Prince Philip Elisabeth and Philip climb barge in new found land. The Royal yacht. Queen Elisabeth with Prince Charles at the hand and Princess Margaret at the station in London, close to half. Charles, half-close. Train arriving. Elizabeth and Philip get off train. Princess Elisabeth is located with a hug and Kiss, then Charles Queen Elisabeth. Philip welcomes Queen Elisabeth with kiss. Soldiers of the Canadian guards leave the train.
(22 m) d. Kassel: formation of the Olympic Committee of the Federal Republic and the eastern zone meeting establishing an all-German team. Knight To give hand hold and delegate of the eastern zone is, great.
(8 m) e. Bonn: US Secretary of Defense, Lovett in Germany Lovett gets out of aircraft and is welcomed by McCloy, close to half. Lovett get in car. US flag, great. Lovett apart from McCloy, great.
(12 m) 03. Colorful image gallery a. Rome: fashion Emilio Schubert for Soraya and fool Iman Emilio Schubert faces gowns, great. Mannequins with evening dresses in front of mirror. Precious dresses are presented.
(33 m) c. Amsterdam: billiards - play Championships the billiard table: Kron, France, Siguret, France, Van de Kerckhove, Belgium, Steylaert, Belgium. He will be the second 2 winner. René Vingerhoadt, Belgium, plays.
(26 m) 04 sports a. Saarbrücken: FC Saarbrücken - 1 FC Kaiserslautern 1-0 game. Spectators sit on trees. Wet place. Goalkeeper parades. Saarbrücken shoots the 1:0 players embrace. Total, cheering spectators on the sidelines.
(22 m) b. Berlin: Germany - Sweden 1:15 ice hockey game at the Sports Palace. The Sweden play superior. Playback and goals for Sweden.
(21 m) 5th Italy: 100 km betting action - drama on the skiers train fans in rain gear At night on the railway. Walkers on the street At night and during the day. Cyclists will accompany walkers. Walker gives up with a leg cramp. Drinking from the bottle. Stopwatch, great. Scenes of the walkers in the background. Walkers in the rain. Baldassari, Italy, leads to the French Hubert and Pouchet. Exhausted skiers. Hubert drinks. Baba collapsing just before the finish. He massaged, stands up again and drags himself further. Hubert overtaken Baldassari and WINS. Girls Hubert presented flowers and kisses him.
(66 m)

01 last image report: the flood disaster in Italy cities, villages and vast tracts of land in Northern Italy are covered by a lehmgelben high water tide. A horrific disaster. The fertile plain of the river Po is clear flooded hundreds of kilometers. The dams of the hugest River of Italy are torn. The devastating floods have washed away House and yard by 200,000 people. Towns and villages are evacuated. And tens of thousands must still fleeing the giant tidal wave.
The land between the Po and Adige Adriatic presents a picture of indescribable devastation and destruction. 100 fatalities reports until now the statistics of Italy's biggest natural disaster since time immemorial.

02. updates soon: a. Adenauer's speech in Hannover in Hannover several groups of refugees in the Federal Republic founded the "Covenant of the displaced Germans". The Association is to represent the interests of more than 10 million displaced persons. Chancellor Adenauer said in his speech that he expressly will engage in his Paris negotiations with the Foreign Ministers of the Western powers for the return of the German eastern territories. Under the applause of the expellees, the Chancellor pointed also to the work of the United Nations: (original sound: "Wherefore, I would emphasize, is a great success for the German cause, that the German question now employs the UN.")

b. United Nations and Blankenhorn of the German question Get up the agenda of the United Nations in Paris - and the discussion on the requirements for all-German elections. The 5 States of the Soviet bloc voted against this proposal of the Western powers. But the overwhelming majority of 47 Nations faced the votes, voted for the proposal. The American delegates Warren Austin emphasized that any measure to the strengthening of world peace was a fundamental task of the United Nations. The Soviet Foreign Minister Wyschinsky justified his rejection with the strange assertion that such a discussion about the future of Germany would be contrary to the Charter of the United Nations. Wyschinsky and the Eastern bloc were outvoted tenfold. Director Blankenhorn, is now the permanent German observers at the momentous World Assembly in Paris.

c. return Princess Elizabeth in St. Johns, Newfoundland, ended the big Canada trip of the British heir to the throne, Princess Elizabeth, and her husband, Prince Philip.
The Queen received the returning home with her grandson, the three-year Prince Charles in London.
5 members of the Canadian guards accompanied the couple.
A great afternoon for London - and especially for the little Prince Charles.

d. Olympic Committee in Kassel, the national of Olympic committees of the Federal Republic and the eastern zone formed a joint Working Committee. The aim should be the establishment of an all-German team for the Olympic Games in Helsinki.

the American Defence Secretary Robert Lovett in Germany arrived e. Mr. Lovett in Germany after his Paris meeting with General Eisenhower about the defence of Europe.
On the official residence of the American High Commissioner McCloy in Mohlem near Bonn Mr. Lovett met with Federal Chancellor Dr. Adenauer. Then discussed the specific problems of this city Mr. Lovett in Berlin.

03. colorful image gallery: a. fashion show, Italy fashion romances from the Salon of Schubert.
These poems from fabric and beauty are selected treasures for Royal clients, namely for the Queens of Iran and Egypt.
Dreamscapes of the Orient: destination Tehran and Cairo.

b. billiards Championships, Holland artistry at the green table. In Amsterdam met the artists of billiards for the European Championship.
The Frenchman Kron opened the classic tournament. Siguret, France.
Van de Kerckhove, Belgium.
The master of the balls were rivals with startling precision and amazing tricks.
The 18 year-old Steylaert, Belgium, came in second place and was thus his teachers René Vingerhoedt, Belgium, the winner in the European Championship.

04. sports: a. football Saarbrücken of the Football Club of Saarbrücken (with white Aermoln) retains its leading position in the South West and the German football champions of l. FC Kaiserslautern increased his loss account on 9 points. This is the result of the meeting in the Saar. The first half resulted in dangerous situations at two gates, but the gatekeepers were insurmountable. 1:0 for Saarbrücken fell surprisingly seconds before the half-time whistle. Thus Saarbrücken remained without loss of points.

b. ice hockey Sweden. /. At the Berlin Sports Palace, Germany the Swedish European champion in ice hockey (dark dress) tested the new German national team. It was a dramatic lesson for the Not yet played a German team. She was Not at all for the train. Sweden showed a typical example for excellent ice hockey with magnificent combinations and musterhaftem interaction.
A true door rain came down through the German defence. The game ended 15:1 for the Sweden.

05. a peculiar sports report: Drama on the walkers line in night and rain were Italian and foreign long-haul amateurs on a unusual March: 100 kilometres of betting action. A tremendous power and energy sample. Only 22 kilometers are completed - an endless stretch of 78 kilometers is still in front of them.
It is day.
You make music... the encouragement of the Matador.
The Italian Baldassari leads by a margin of 7 minutes before the Frenchman Hubert and Pouchet.
Leg cramp. A Swiss participant must give up. Hubert won the tip. And now begins a tremendously dramatic duel between the French and the Italian favorites Baldassari. A titanic race for seconds. And still the rain from the sky flows. The last and hardest kilometers begins. Baba is again at the top, followed closely by Hubert. Baba is exhausted. Hubert follows him on his heels. Just before the goal: collapsing Baldassari. He is rousing sweeping through himself Once again and drags A few meters further up. But the Frenchman it happens and is the winner. A sports battle and a human drama are finished.

01. Latest Films!

The Flood Catastrophe In Italy
Towns, villages and farm lands in Upper Italy are covered by floods - a catastrophy of terrible extent. The fertile plain of the Po River is flooded over an area of several hundred kilometers. The dams of the biggest Italian rivers are broken. The devastating floods have swept away the posessions of more than 200.000 people. Towns and villages are evacuated. Tens of thousants have to fly before the floods. The land between the Rivers Po and Etsch and the Adriatic Sea shows undescribable devastation and destruction. 100 dead are the victims of the greatest catastrophe by flood in Italy.

02. Actualities in Brief:

a. Adenauer Speaks before the "Union of German Refugees"
In Hanover, several refugee organisations of the Federal Republic rounded the "Union of German Refugees." The Union will replesent the interests of more than 10 million refugees. Federal Chancellor Adenauer said in his speech, that during his negotiations in Paris with the Foreign Ministers of the Western Powers he will vigorously recommend that the German Best districts are given back to Germany. The Federal Chancellor also pointed to the work of the United Nations.
Original Sound: "I emphasize it again, it is a great success for Germany that the German question is now before the tribunal of the United Nations."

b. United Nations Assembly, Paris
The German question is on the agenda of the United Nations in Paris - the discussion about the possibility of genuine German elections. The five states of the Soviet coalition voted against the proposal of the Western Powers. But these few votes stood against an overwhelming, majority of 47 nations who voted for the proposal. American delegate Warden Austin emphasized that every step to strengthen world peace is a fundamental task of the United Nations. Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky confirmed his refusal with the remarkable statement, that such discussion about Germany is against the Charter of the United Nations. Vishinsky and his satellites were outvoted ten times. Ministerial-Director Blankenhorn is now permanent German Observer at this important world assembly in Paris.

c. Return of Princess Elizabeth
At St. Johns, Newfoundland, the Canadian journey of the British Princess Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, ended. The Queen together with her grandson Prince Charles welcomed the royal couple in London. Five members of the Canadian Mounties accompanied Princess Elisabeth and her husband. A great event for London and especially for Prince Charles.

d. Olympic Committees
In Kassel, the National Olympic Committees of the Federal Republic and the East Zone met to form a common committee. Goal of this cooperation would be the nomination of one team for the whole of Germany at the Olympic Games in Helsinki.

e. Mr. Lovett in Germany
After a meeting with General Eisenhower in Paris about the defense of Europe, American Defense Secretary Robert Lovett arrived in Germany. In Mehlem near Bonn, the official residen of the American High Commissionar McCloy, Mr. Lovett met Federal Chancellor Adenauer. Mr. Lovett will discuss in Berlin the special problems of the city.

03. Newsflashes from the Lighter Side

a. Schuberts' Fashion Show
Fashion show at Schubert. These gowns are extraordinary creations for royal customers - the Queens of Egypt and Iran. Creations for the Orient: goal of the journey - - Tehran and Cairo.

b. Billiard Championship, Amsterdam
Artists on the green table. In Amsterdam, billiard champions met for the European Championships. The French Kron opened the tournament. Siguret, France. Van de Kerckhove, Belgium. These billiard champions showed amazing precision and fantastic tricks. The 18-year old Steyldert, Belgium, became second. His teacher, Kene Vingerhoedt, Belgium, became European Champion 1951.

04. Sports:

a. Football: Saarbrücken vs. Kaiserslautern
The 1. FC Saarbrücken (white sleeves) keeps the lead: the German Football Champion 1. FC Kaiserslautern now has a loss of nine points. That is the result of the game on the Saar River. The first half brought dangerous moments in front of both goals but the goal-keepers were on the alert. Seconds before the end of the first half, Saarbrücken shot the only goal, Saarbrücken won with 1:0.

b. Ice Rockey Sweden vs. Germany
The European Champions from Sweden (dark dress) met the new German national team in Berlin's Sport Palace. It was an object lesson for the German team. Sweden showed excellent combinations and perfect cooperation. They shot one goal after another. The game ended 15:1 for Sweden.

05. A Rare Sport Reportage

Drama in the Distance-Walk
In night and rain, Italian and foreign competitors started for a great walking contest over a distance of 100 kilometers, an enormous test of strength and energy. Only 22 kilometers are covered - 78 kilometers lie ahead. The daylight comes. They make music to encourage the matadors. The Italian Baldassari leads by 7 minutes before Hubert and Pouchet, France. Cramp in the leg. The Swiss competitor has to give up. Hubert took the lead. And now, a dramatic duel between the Frenchman and the Italian favorite Baldassari, a race for seconds. And still the rain pours down. The last kilometer begins. Baldassari has the lead followed by Hubert. Baldassari is completely exhausted, Hubert follows him closely. Shortly before the finish: Baldassari breaks down. He stands up again but the French Hubert passes him and becomes the winner. A sport contest and a human drama are finished.

Date of Release:

24.11.1951

Year of Production:

1951

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Commissioned by:

USIS

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German