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Denmark during WWII: Copenhagen; refugees escape by boat; underground printing press; Yalta

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1992.244.1 | RG Number: RG-60.0829 | Film ID: 511

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    Denmark during WWII: Copenhagen; refugees escape by boat; underground printing press; Yalta
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    Description
    MS, EXT Christiansborg Castle. INT, room with ornate table and chairs, empty now because the Danish government resigned. Shops/businesses, including a clothing store and a shoe store, sign reading "...pige Kofektion." Pan up building, where the National Freedom Council held illegal meetings. Memorial wreaths, flowers, ribbons with Danish commemorating fallen soldiers who died on August 29, 1943. View up street [seen in Story 828, Film ID 511] where Danish civilians bring flowers to the King on his 73rd birthday on September 26, 1943. CU, boy with raincoat. 00:06:37 At night, Danish Jews fleeing to Sweden, around October 1, 1943. Jews were transported across the ocean in various boats during the night. Cut to daytime scene, EXT of building. INT, crowd of Jews gathered in warehouses, sitting on floor, bundled with belongings, waiting to be taken to Sweden. VAR CUs people. 00:07:37 Underground printing press. Man stacking illegal newspapers in briefcase. Cover of paper reads GESTAPO. CU, hand in glove closing case with papers. Person drops leaflets from a tower above city street. Danish people below stop with bicycles and baby carriages to read leaflets. CU, two men (one smoking) reading paper. 00:08:19 Fishing vessel with refugees on the way to Sweden. Man with binoculars on the boat. Refugees are helped out from hiding when they reach Swedish territorial waters. Boat passes another port and docks at harbor. 00:09:03 View from below, Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin seated at Yalta conference. Men standing behind them.
    Duration
    00:03:42
    Date
    Event:  1943
    Locale
    Denmark
    Sweden
    Yalta, Soviet Union
    Copenhagen, Denmark
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of DR
    Contributor
    Producer: Dansk Film Co A/S

    Physical Details

    Language
    Danish
    Genre/Form
    Newsreels.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Good
    Time Code
    00:05:38:00 to 00:09:20:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 511 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Master 511 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Master 511 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Master 511 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 511 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 511 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 511 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 511 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    This archival media can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations.
    Copyright
    Danish Broadcasting Corporation
    Conditions on Use
    Contact DR Research and Archive at arkivsalg@dr.dk for permission to reproduce and use this film.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from Danmarks Radio [currently DR - Danish Broadcasting Corporation] in August 1992. Danmarks Radio acquired the film footage from Ole Brage, the head of the historical archive at the Danish Film Museum [currently the Danish Film Institute].
    Copied From
    16mm
    Film Source
    Danish Broadcasting Corporation
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 2824
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:55:48
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