The Council of Europe in Strasburg, France—what it is, what it does, how it works—as seen through the eyes of its staff of simultaneous interpreters. Paul-Henri Spaak France’s Paul Reynaud, Germany’s von Brentano and Britain’s Robert Boothby speak during a session on European unity. Robert Schuman (France), Premier Alcide de Gasperi (Italy) and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer (Germany) solemnly declare their intention to form the European Coal and Steel Community. This informative look-in on the Council in its early days—when it had only advisory functions—takes on historic significance as the Continent moves toward making it a European Parliament in 1952. Produced by the MSA Film Section, Paris, for MSA. This version features Gene Kelly as narrator.

Genre
Documentary

Credits
Production Country:
Film Production Company: Wessex Film Productions, Ltd., London
Commissioning Institution: Mutual Security Agency (MSA)
Director: Julian Spiro
Producer: Ian Dalrymple
Script: Unknown
Cinematography: Harold Britten
Film Editing: Unknown
Music: Unknown
Commentator: Gene Kelly

Technical Information
Original Film Format: 16 mm
Duration: 28 minutes
Colour: Black & White

Marshall Plan, Economic Cooperation Administration, European Borders, European Cooperation

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National Archives, Washington, DC

The film was digitised from the copy located at the National Archives, Washington, DC.

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Bruch, Anne; Clemens, Gabriele ; Goergen, Jeanpaul & Tode, Thomas: « Cooperation means prosperity » – Das Werben für die Integration Europas in den Marshallplan-Filmen, in: Clemens, Gabriele (ed.): Werben für Europa. Die mediale Konstruktion europäischer Identität durch Europafilme, Paderborn: Schöningh 2016, pp. 191-226.