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March of Time -- outtakes -- Head shaving of French women accused of collaboration with the Germans

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2004.723.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4084 | Film ID: 2732

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    March of Time -- outtakes -- Head shaving of French women accused of collaboration with the Germans

    Overview

    Description
    Scenes of retaliation against accused collaborators in Cherbourg (first scenes), Rennes, and perhaps elsewhere in France. A group of women with shaved heads, who collaborated or consorted with the Germans, sit in the back of an open truck. The truck is surrounded by male onlookers. Two men hold a paper sign above the heads of the women. The women start moving down the street, and a man lifts and then drops a pile of hair. Shots of men cutting the hair of two women. The women hide their faces while a man cuts off their hair with scissors. Close-up of the sign, which reads, "Le Char des Collaboratrices." An American soldier photographing the scene is visible in a wider shot. Crowds on the street as women and men, holding their hands in the air, are led from a building. One woman's face is smeared with what appears to be blood. The police attempt to hold the crowd in check, but a woman is punched and kicked from behind as she walks past. One of the last men to be brought out is held by the back of his shirt. A man in the crowd attacks him and punches him a couple of times before the fight is broken up. The next scene shows some kind of informal trial and punishment of women accused of collaboration. A woman stands before a table set up outside, behind which a few men sit. The women plead their cases (or confront their accusers?), some of whom who are wearing the armbands of the Free French Forces of the Interior (FFI) resistance movement. The women then have their heads shaved. One woman accepts her punishment meekly but another argues vehemently. A long line of the women walks through a crowd and boards a truck, on which is painted "Les Poules a Boches." A huge crowd surrounds the truck as it moves slowly down the street.
    Duration
    00:07:34
    Date
    Event:  1944 July
    Locale
    France
    Cherbourg, France
    Rennes, France
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
    Contributor
    Producer: March of Time, Inc.

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Outtakes.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Good
    Time Code
    01:13:45:00 to 01:21:19:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2732 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2732 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2732 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2732 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2732 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2732 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2732 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2732 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Public Domain
    Conditions on Use
    To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased the film excerpts from the National Archives and Records Administration in July 2004.
    Note
    The identifying slate reads 1107 JJJ, KKK, YYY but 1107 YYY is the only footage on this part of the tape.
    Copied From
    DBVT; b/w
    Film Source
    United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 4292
    Source Archive Number: 200 MTT 1107 YYY
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:45:46
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