DEVASTATION IN HEIDELBERG [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: DEVASTATION IN HEIDELBERG [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 4687
  • Other titles: ERNEST BREWIN AMATEUR FILM [Alternative Title]
  • Summary: Amateur film shot by linguist Ernest Brewin records scenes in Heidelberg in the US Zone of Occupation in the autumn of 1945: wrecked Tiger tank, improvised and wrecked bridges over the River Neckar and the ancient ruins of Heidelberg Castle.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: ERNEST BREWIN AMATEUR FILM [Alternative Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: MGH 4687
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: NON-IWM
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  • Production Date: 1945
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Brewin, Ernest (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: Std 8mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 50 ft ca; Running time: 4 mins (at 16 fps)
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