Summary: Film shot at the former Soviet (Russian) nuclear weapons base in former East Germany, after the departure of Soviet forces at the end of the Cold War.
Description: Long panoramic views of open fields with woodlands in the background. Close up shots of woodland. Treelined avenue in woods with watch tower. Overgrown entrances to underground areas. Rusty 'Stop' sign lying on ground. Area surrounded by tall concrete fence plus wire fences topped with barbed wire. Concrete fence covered with graffiti. Large straight tracks leading through woodland. View from inside a concrete pill box shrouded in barbed wire. Large building overgrown with moss and ivy. Door to building seemingly left open, and paint peeling off. Internal views of building, including charts on wall and views from windows. Wrought iron gates with star emblems. Derelict old building with paint peeling off the doors and walls. Concrete corridor with daylight visible at the far end. Further views of woodland. Underground entrance to a storage area. Various internal and external views of pill box. Large covered bay, quite possibly used for loading and unloading lorries. Entrance to steel bunker, painted in peeling camouflage paint. Power plant with electric cables and switches. Work area including a 'glove box' for handling radioactive or toxic material. Large two storey hall with pipework and various controls and switches on the walls. External view of large steel security door closing.
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Colour:Colour
Digitised:No
Object_Number:MGH 6507
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
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Production Date:2004
Production Country: Germany
Production Details: Boulton, Angus1964-10-16 (Production individual)
