UFA-Wochenschau 160/1959 19.08.1959

01 Hawaii: Hurricane Hurricane sea whips up. Surf beating on coast. Palm trees bend.
(8 m) 02. Formosa: flood and earthquake collapsed houses. People are looking for in ruins (700 dead). Tree cranked to.
(8 m) 03. India: flood breakdown from NDW 499 / 7 - here shorter: flooded land. People at clean-up. Dam construction on the Sankh River. Power plant construction.
(10 m) 04 flood in Bavaria and Austria torrential floods of the Salzach River with parts of the building and fallen trees. Tree crashes into the river. Old woman under umbrella. large. Rescue by people in boats. Woman is worn. Child cries. Destroyed motorway bridge near Salzburg. Flooded tracks and roads. Car drives through water.
(36 m) 5th Moscow: Olympics - Sports Festival of the Red Army breakdown from NDW 499 / 5 - this shorter: onslaught of the flag group with images of Communist leader. Mass show of the athletes. Figures are provided. Living bridge, allowing vehicles to drive and that formed to rocket forward supported by thousands of feet.
(19 m) 06. Leipzig: gymnastics and Sports Festival DDR emblem hammer and compasses of athletes held at invasion of sportsmen and sportswomen. Children run to the Royal box and bring flowers DDR sizes and Ulbricht. Sportspeople mass screening with balloons and tires. Viewers filling picture. Motorcycle group and pyramid.
(18 m) 07. Munich: 9 German Protestant Kirchentag talks the President of the Council of the Evangelical Church, Dibelius closing prayer of the final rally actuality: "God, we thank you, that we were allowed to be in these days in such a great community here together. Friendliness and warmth surrounded here us, faith enthusiasm has carried us with each other and your promise has strengthened us all - you shall be my people."
(34 m) 8th Munich: Giacomo Manzu is from Giacomo Manzu, successful sculptor of Italy, great. His sculptures. Young woman next to her sculpture.
(20 m) 9th St. Margarethen: European sculptors in the quarry in Quarry working artists from 8 Nations on sculptures.
(12 m) 10 Weilheim: German painter paints on junkyard painter working on junkyard on easel and used iron parts for his figurative - abstract.
(12 m) 11 Paris: French artist on junkyard Cesar, recipients of the Carnegie Prize, works with welder on junkyard sculpture.
(6 m) 12th Belgrade: Yugoslav children paint on the street children kneel on the street and paint pictures that away then be injected with chalk.
(14 m) 13 United States: driving test for young Americans young people driving on the slalom course to the title of the best teenage driver. The winner over 500,000 competitors will be honored by President Eisenhower.
(10 m) 14 United States: lingerie, Nightgowns, robes perform fashion show in the girls boarding school for young girls.
(20 m) 15. Travemünde week start in the stiff breeze from Travemünde of Findingis and pirates, dragon boats and flying Dutchmen. Boat of the ex-world champion Rolf Mulka with his before SCHOTT man Ingo von Bredow. Boats are hard on the wind.
(30 m) 16 England: archery archers male and female, large arrows on board. Stockholm: World Championship of the archers. The win is the United States who win all 4 titles.
(19 m) 17 Neukirchen: Moto-ball: MSC Saarbrücken-Burbach against ASC Merchweiler 5-0 players on motorbikes shoot ball. Referee runs. Goalkeeper parade. Shot on goal.
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Title brand 7, 6 disasters: whirlwind of Hawaiian origin: Metro flood and earthquake, Formosa origin: Metro Überschwemmg. In India origin: film Division flood in Bavaria, Germany + Austria camera: Hafner origin: Austria Spartakiade in Moscow origin: Sovkino gymnastic + Sports Festival in Leipzig origin: DEFA of 9 Evgl. Kirchentag in Munich camera: Vlasdeck, HA Ausstllg. Giacomo Manzù, Munich camera: Vlasdeck sculptor i. quarry, St. Margareth.
Origin: Austria German painter on junkyard (Weilheim) camera: rough French sculptor on junkyard origin: Pathé journal children paintings on d Street, Belgrade origin: Novosti teenager driving test, United States origin: Metro night fashions i. girls boarding house/United States camera: student sailing, "Travemünder Woche" origin: Svensk film archery origin: Pathe News Moto ball, Neukirchen/Saar camera: Luppa final brand 3, 1

Disasters severe hurricanes snap these days over the Pacific Ocean. The "Dot" Hurricane raged on the islands of Hawaii.
An earthquake, followed by a huge tidal wave that devastated large parts of the island of Formosa. More than 700 people were killed, thousands are homeless.
Floods in India. In Bengal and Kashmir went down entire villages in water, roads and canals were destroyed and destroyed the harvest.
Bavaria and Austria were hit by a devastating flood disaster. By persistent rains, Salzach and Saalach other Alpine rivers had become raging streams.
Many residents of the threatened towns were recovered only at the last moment. Any help came too late for eleven people.
The destroyed highway bridge near Salzburg impressively testifies to the devastating force of the water. The material damage is hard to estimate. -Rallies the Spartakiade, the annual Sports Festival of the Red Army in Moscow culminated again in a well during mass show.
The triumph of the collective was particularly impressive in the living bridge, which formed a missile or even a centipede.
They emulated the same ideals and role models on the Grand opening event of the gymnastics and Sports Festival in Leipzig. The meeting announced as major sporting event was politically unique sign.
Also in Leipzig succumbed to the viewers of a fascination that dating seems alone by the almost perfect steering of the masses.
A demonstration of true faith but was Munich. More than 300-thousand - Christians found themselves on the traditional AGM together – at the end of the 9th German Protestant Kirchentag. The President of the Council of the Evangelical Church, the Bishop of Berlinski Brandenburg,-Dr. Dibelius, said the closing prayer. "God, we thank you, that we were allowed to be community - here together in these days in so large. Friendliness and warmth surrounded here us, faith enthusiasm has carried us with each other and your promise has strengthened us all, "You shall be my people".

Art & artists of Munich: Giacomo Manzú, one of the most successful artists in Italy is currently in Munich. The natural, lively believes is characteristic of the work of the now 51-year-old sculptor. Vielgerühmt the subtlety of modeling. Among the first visitors model Inge from Munich.

St. Margarethen: Here we are to speak at the sources of the sculpture. In this quarry in the Austrian St. Margarethen, artists from eight European countries To give their ideas plastic expression. The raw material costs nothing, just who sells a plastic, must reciprocate himself later the owner of the quarry. Weilheim: V/ir met this artist, who apparently finds his inspirations for the old iron, but presented his finished works under the name of "Figurative - abstract" as a new style with A lot of success on a Bavarian car cemetery.

Paris: Completely scrap expire is Cesar from Paris - after all, he was awarded of the Carnegi prize.

Belgrade: Still unprämiert the children of Belgrade and their works.
Even in the very last, already old artist destiny fulfilled itself. Happiness, which is located on the road, is fleeting.

For teenage street artists in a different way are these young Americans. On the control of father's car she competed for the title of the best teenage driver.
The President personally congratulated the winner over 500000 competitors.
Because we're talking about the teenager for the female, academic youth of America are these fashion proposals. It is all seriousness garments, as she should carry the young girl in the College for the new semester - At night.

Sports start the Travemünder week to the Olympic finals of German yachtsman in the Bay of Lübeck. Findingis and pirates had to prove their seaworthiness as well 6 or 7 when wind speed dragon boats and the flying Dutchmen.
Not everyone was Ingo von Bredow with wind and weather so well done as ex world champion Rolf Mulka and his ago SCHOTT man - like this there were accidents fortunately only rarely.
It was an early but crucial dress rehearsal for the Olympic premiere in 1960 in the Gulf of Naples.
Deal correctly with the arrow, the bow -, is an ancient art, which is now celebrating a surprising comeback. Here as in England, the archery is everywhere more and more followers.
On the necessary voltage not lacked therefore also at the World Championships of the archers in Stockholm. The Americans scored best and take a closer look, they had won all four titles.
The Moto ballgame between the MSC Saarbrücken-Burbach and the ASC Merchweiler in Neukirchen was much ado about a football - under this motto. This sport is a French imports and a proof more that you pretty much can do with a ball.
Not involved the goalkeeper's high gasoline consumption.
Saarbrücken-Burbach won 5-0 and proved to be masters of balance and ball handling.

Date of Release:

19.08.1959

Year of Production:

1959

Camera Work:

Hafner, Anton; Luppa; Rau, Kurt; Schüler, Richard; Vlasdeck, Willy

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Producer:

Deutsche Wochenschau GmbH

Source Foreign Material:

Pathé Journal; Austria; DEFA; Novosti; Films Division; Sovkino; Svensk Film; Metro; Pathé News

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German