Wenn der Damm bricht – Ein Europa-Film der Deutschen Reportagefilm GmbH

Document date: [1953]

Identity Statement

HAEU Reference Code
AE-149
Extent and Medium

1 digitised film

Reference Archivists

Alonso Fernandez, Juan

Content and Structure

Abstract

In the overall context of the beginning of the Cold War, this film explains why European countries should consider mutual solidarity a fundamental value of Europe. This statement is based on the European rescue operations during the 1953 North Sea flood which struck the Netherlands, Belgium, England and Scotland.

Genre
Documentary, Compilation Film

Credits
Production Country: Germany
Film Production Company: Deutsche Reportagefilm GmbH, Frankfurt / M.
Commissioning Institution: Unknown
Director: Günther Schnabel
Producer: Günther Schnabel
Script: Günther Schnabel
Cinematography: Jost Graf von Hardenberg
Film Editing: Hans Martin Majewski
Music: Gert Stegemann

Technical Information
Original Film Format: 35 mm
Duration: 13 Minutes
Colour: Black & White

Keywords

European Solidarity, German Reunification, Cold War, Division of Berlin, Ruins, Natural Disaster

Conditions of Access and Use

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Languages

German

Type of Archival Materials

Video

Allied Materials

Location of Originals

Bundesarchiv – Filmarchiv, Berlin

Existence of Copies
Historical Archives of the European Union

The film was digitised from the copy located at the Bundesarchiv – Filmarchiv, Berlin

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