Die Zeit unter der Lupe 988/1968 30.12.1968

1st flight of Apollo 8 flying rocket. Repelling rocket stage. Astronauts float in the capsule. Anderse can float toothbrush in space. Image of the Earth from the capsule in the sunlight. Lovell in the capsule floating, congratulated his mother birthday, original sound. Moon images from Apollo 8 recorded. Earth with continents from capsule recorded. Capsule in flight as a fiery tail. The salvage ship Yorktown. Floating capsule in the sea. Borman, Lovell and Anders on the Yorktown. Borman says. Lovell puts on hat.

02. England: tunnel project channel model of the planned tunnel. Map with trace of the tunnel under the English channel. Model train. The Dover cliffs. Opening in the rocks with Bretterverschlag, beginning of tunnelling. Drops of water fall into the tunnel. Man goes into the tunnel. Travellers go with suitcases. Ferry pushes. Hovercraftfahrzeug drives. Float driving. Swimmer swims English channel. Water skiers behind boat. Man to parachute behind boat. Man on floating motorcycle when crossing the channel. Surf beating against the cliffs.

03. French delicacies a festively set table. Slab jewellery is shaped, rose, bird. Decorated cakes and plates. Fruit basket. Wine in the wine cellar. Man's lion roast. Lion roars, great. Woman eating camel meat. Head of camel, great. Man eats. Parrot in a cage, large. Man cuts elephant's trunk. Elephants in enclosures. Feeding. Snake crawls. Cooking cuts snake. Old woman eats, great. Alligator crawling.

04. Wales: Queen Elizabeth opened arrival of Queen Elizabeth with Entourage Mint, totally. Welcome, half-close. Charles half-close. Coin embossing machine. Elizabeth goes through Mint. Charles, great. Elizabeth beside Charles, half close, coins, large 5th USSR: artificial Earth hand takes artificial Earth from small plastic grains. Plants grow profusely in bed with artificial Earth. Harvest times regardless of weather conditions.

06. Diver Soviet diving school swimming under water training pool. Coach goes to the edge of the basin. Divers pull on underwater oxygen. Dive in deep water tower.

07. compressed air diving suit from Sweden men with fat-inflated suits go and jump in the water. Inflated suit wearing shimmer. Airtight conclusion of the suit on the neck. Air will be drained.

08 Prague: Holiday on Ice Ballet dances on the ice. Dance of the siblings novel. Appearance by Sjoukje Dijkstra. Ice clown, Ballet.

Flight Apollo 8 origin: vis news channel tunnel construction origin: Pathé news, archive delicacies in France, Queen Elizabeth opened Mint origin: Pathe news USSR: artificial Earth origin: Sovkino USSR: diving school origin: DEFA diving suits in Germany camera: Seib Holiday on ice in Prague origin: State at the beginning and end of total length

The American astronaut team Borman, Lovell and Anders made history with his space flight. Once again, we'll show you the highlights of this unprecedented exactly carried expedition, which has called an indicator of human courage and entrepreneurial spirit to Wernher von Braun. The first image of the onboard camera is typical for the following. Laughing demonstrates the State of weightlessness, Merry Anders, and the astronauts show scattered throughout the whole trip. The first shots of the Earth suffer from strong solar radiation.
The astronauts with the Earth dwellers in connection remain on the radio. Astronaut Lovell congratulates his mother's birthday. On Christmas Eve - around 70 hours after the start - Apollo 8 reached the moon. 10 times, the astronauts as first people orbiting the Moon, only 112 km above the lunar surface.
After just 90-stündigem space flight, Captain Borman ignites the Board rocket to return. The space capsule to 361,000 km Earth flies to with utmost precision. The astronauts transmit their impressions, millions of television viewers vying with them to identify the continents.
The capsule precisely meets the land tunnel at a speed of 40,000 miles per hour. 147 hours after launching Apollo 8 water temp 4 1/2 mile from the salvage ship "Yorktown", in the Pacific Ocean. The 3 astronauts realized what the biggest, boldest and most dangerous adventure of people called John F. Kennedy. However, the United States gained Not yet in the space race. According to the space experts, also the Soviets have still chances, the first to set foot on the moon.
Once again in a conversation with England planning bureaucrats: the tunnel through the English channel, already 1802 by Napoleon as a means considered to bind the unruly island on the continent. Between Folkestone and Sangatte, the 50 km long tunnel in the bottom of the North Sea should be admitted. Trucks will deliver up to 3,000 vehicles per hour through the tube. A pure car tunnel was discarded because of intractable bleeding problems by the experts. 1880 Fortschrittsgläubige hit the first kilometre in Dover cliffs. Then won the British fear of Gallic neighbour could enter the island in the night March.
Only shops or the taste for life English-style push today. Visitors to the crossing. It is time consuming and expensive. Boats and hovercraft ferry are not for the impatient loner, attracted their dreams or shops in the country. In the freestyle, or on water skis, also under the parachute some headed the island. Eccentric astounded even spleenige British by their daring. 4 years ago, England and France in principle on the construction of a tunnel are agreed. After its completion, the British only fear that suddenly from Paris comes the message: the General has thought about it - the tunnel is filled up again.
You have survived hopefully the days of richly covered tables and bulging stuffed bellies dear viewers. In Paris, we looked for the extraordinary pleasures this year - we mean the sumptuous treasures, which can arouse the desire to long and forget the point diet alone by watching tickle the taste buds.
SLO-MO asked: who do not drink what gabs to new year's Eve at those who live only for the pleasure of good food, the wine, anyone who they pay. also can buy. Here their piken test recipes: lion Roast with sauce of à la tartare. The Lady loves Braised camel - Of course. The passion for elephants culminates in roasted proboscis with Mostrich-sauce. By the way – elephant is sold also piecewise. Snakes - so swear the gourmets from Paris - were particularly easy to digest with chrysanthemum salad and Ant butter.
Alligators must be neither too big nor too fat - so, keep in mind, viewers adored, if even To want yourself what "spicy" to the next weekend.
United Kingdom on the way into the future. In the eye, the deutsche mark in its sights -, so opened the Royal family in Wales, Europe a new Münzpräge Institute - the first produced coins in the decimal system.
In 2 years, United Kingdom will finally convert its currency on the decimal system. Venerable symbol figure can rely the country then At last on a robust British economy and currency.
Fine-grained plastic as a medium for plants of any kind - the most recent Erfindung-of Soviet scientists. The plastic grains contain all the nutrients necessary to grow and allow for example 10 vegetable crops in one year: the most spectacular aspect of the invention: can thrive on the artificial breeding ground vegetables even in the Arctic circle.
Diving training in the swimming pool of the Central Moscow Sea Club. Under the guidance of an experienced trainer, here dip possessed Soviet citizens can gain experience in dealing with the compressed air device, the flippers and other diving equipment.
The most important part of the training: the dive in the first 12-meter deep sea Tower of the USSR, which allows a perfect adaptation to real sea depths.
Terrifying, he seems practically, comfortably and he, the diving suit of the future is secure. 3 Swedish diving fans developed a suit and cellular rubber in cooperation with the Navy for professional and recreational divers. He inflates, he replaced even a life raft. In contrast to the usual wet suits, the new model includes absolutely airtight and waterproof. For the fan, who sacrifices everything to his hobby, 1,100 mark will be not too much.
Holiday on ice – 24 years one of the most popular ice revues in the world since 24 years stage for the first ice skating professionals from Europe and America.
The world champion pair of novel from Czechoslovakia, the ex-world best Sjoukje Dijkstra from Holland. 2 of among a dozen sonorous name. Holiday on ice on a new European tour, this time For you filmed in Prague.
Each program is similar in its mix of acrobatics, comedy and art course. It guarantees success. Each tour but changed costumes, decor and facilities. Keep all annual surprise.
Hamburg, the 30.12.68

Date of Release:

30.12.1968

Year of Production:

1968

Camera Work:

Seib, Gerhard

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Producer:

Deutsche Wochenschau GmbH (Hamburg)

Source Foreign Material:

State; DEFA; Sovkino; Vis News; Pathé News

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German