Describes the international first-class European railway service Trans Europ Express (TEE). The network was founded in 1957 and jointly operated by the railways of West Germany (DB), France (SNCF), Switzerland (SBB-CFF-FFS), Italy (FS) and the Netherlands. The TEE connected over 100 European cities and its schedules allowed business travelers to make a return journey within a single day and have time for business activities on the train. The film shows how easy and comfortable the international travel within Europe had become.

Genre
Documentary

Credits
Production Country: Germany
Film Production Company: Kebelmann Filmgesellschaft mbH, West-Berlin
Commissioning Institution: Bundesbahn-Filmstelle des Bundesbahn-Zentralamtes – Deutsche Bundesbahn
Director: Herbert Kebelmann
Producer: Herbert Kebelmann
Script: Hellmuth Lütz, Alfred Berndt
Cinematography: Herbert Kebelmann
Film Editing: Unknown
Music: Kurt Drabek
Commentator: Karl-Heinz Bender

Technical Information
Original Film Format: 35 mm
Duration: 29 minutes
Colour: Colour

European Infrastructure, Trans Europ Express (TEE), European Transport Routes

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Video

Bundesarchiv – Filmarchiv, Berlin

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