Welt im Bild 164/1955 17.08.1955

01 Thomas Mann + close-up of Thomas Mann (track surface). Thomas Mann and his wife Katja in front of his house on Lake Zurich. His work room, living room. Thomas Mann works at his desk and talks. Actuality: "in the old continent lie the roots of my existence, and I believe in the cultural programme as it is reserved in a new world, whose Umrisse begin to emerge slowly." The Holsten Gate. Thomas Mann and Mrs Katja in Lübeck in front of his house of birth. Presentation of his to Thomas Mann.
(41 m) 02 Augsburg: thousandth anniversary of the battle of Lechfeld old buildings. The Fuggerei with the oldest social settlements in the world. Monument to Jakob Fugger. The Perlachturm, again built in City Hall. The fountain of Augustus. Old houses of craft with mercury fountain. Heuss rises from convertible upon arrival to the Millennium celebration of the battle of the Lechfeld near the Hungary were defeated by Otto the great. Welcome by Prime Minister Högner in his place. Heuss speaking at a lectern. Crowd and audience close to half.
(32 m) 03 Himalaya: pilgrimage of the Hindus to the cave of God Shiva breakdown of new German newsreel 290/4: pilgrims on the mountain path to the Ice Cave of God Shiva. Holy men wear the walking stick of God. Rest on the way to 2000m altitude to the liberation from sins (slightly different cut).
(22 m) 04 Annapolis/Canada: 350 anniversary of the oldest settlement in North America historical representation of the struggle of the settlers with the Indians. The controversial Fort Port-Royal is today considered Canada's Place of birth. Wreath-laying ceremony at the monument of the French colonizer of Sieur de Monts with military salute.
(24 m) 5th Sahara: French Research Institute before the construction of artificial space satellite is to the exploration of space explores the earthly and cosmic atmosphere. Measuring rockets are launched. Corona of the Sun and solar flares.
(30 m) 06. Nuremberg: Juggler Otto hump juggler Otto camel trains with watering can on the head and champagne glass to mouth tube. Coin thrown up by foot in eye. Spoon is balanced on forehead. Juggling with cups.
(28 m) 7th Oerlinghausen: German gliding Championships will be high towed gliders. The French world champion Gerard Pierre, big, referenced by Hanna Reitsch, large, on the 2nd. Gliders in the sky. Balloon flight. Landing.
(29 m) 8 Yugoslavia: Kayak World Championships in whitewater boats in the water. Slalom ride through the wild water with dangerous situations and capsizing. Winner of the Lords is Siegfried Holzbauer / Munich / Munich of ladies Rosemarie Biesinger.
(29 m) 9 Belfast: football England - Europe selection 1:4 the teams before kick-off. Pennant exchange of game guide. In the 26th minute, shoots Johnstone, England the 1:0 Vincent France, compensates. Viewers filling picture. 2nd half: Superior game of the Europe selection. Vukas, Hungary, shoots 2 goals and a penalty goal to the 4:1 (40 m)

Title: Thomas Mann + camera: strong origin: Archive anniversary in Augsburg, Germany (Lechfeld) camera: Rau Pilgrim train the Himalayan origin: Pathe news Canadian. Birthday origin: Canada fight order d. Weltenraum (researcher of the Sahara) origin: Gaumont artist camera: rough sport gliding in Oerlinghausen camera: basic thrilling water (Kayak world champion) origin: Novosti football origin: Pathe news final

Thomas Mann, Thomas Mann, one of the largest German poets, died at the age of 80. House No. 39 in the old country road on Lake Zurich was his last home. A tireless creativity accompanied him until shortly before death. (Original sound)
Only a few months ago Thomas Mann had returned to Europe and the Hanseatic City of Lübeck, where the poet was his birthplace, celebrated their son with the ceremony of his. It was a last unforgettable encounter that will remain forever in our memories as well as his works. (Original sound)

Augsburg Augsburg, the old trading town in Bavaria flipping these days in their history picture book.
The Fuggerei, one of the oldest social settlements in the world, goes back to the Foundation of the great merchant Jakob Fugger. The restored Town Hall and the Perlach Tower. The famous fountain of Augustus.
The old trading houses with the fountain of Mercur. The occasion for the historical throwback was the Millennium celebration of the battle of the Lechfeld, where the Hungary were decisively defeated by Otto the great.
German President Heuss appeared at the ceremony on the Ulrichs-Platz and was welcomed by Prime Minister Högner.
In a speech the President called the victory at the Lechfeld first German performance in the history.

Thousands of Hindus gather at the foot of the Himalayas to a unpredictable train of pilgrims year after year Himalaya. They follow the holy men and the walking stick of the God Shiva, which leads them to an ice cave in 2000 metres above sea level.
In this cave, a benevolent deity lives according to an old belief. From her, the Hindus beg salvation from sins.

Canada of of Annapolis, the oldest establishment in North America, celebrated its 350jähriges. The time of the early years was alive, as Indians and French the historical spectacle of a dogged battle fought. The former Fort Port-Royal to the Gulf of Mexico was a heißumstrittene fortress 200 years ago. Today it is considered to be the Place of birth in Canada.
Senior officers at the monument of the French colonizer of Sieur de Monts laid a wreath at a ceremony.

Now French scientists have enabled Sun in the race to the first artificial satellites. "Company Veronika" in the Sahara desert deals with the exploration of the earthly atmosphere, cosmic radiation and the magnetic storms in outer space.
Missiles with complex measuring devices to register the conditions beyond the air cover.
A milestone in the field of space exploration was the invention of the Coronographen by Bernard Lyot. With his help, the Corona of the Sun was made visible.
There are glowing gas masses that will be thrown up to 100,000 kilometers. The permanent conversion of hydrogen into helium produces the life-giving energy for the globe. The sun itself is a single nuclear reactor with fuel for thousands of years.

For three years the Nuremberg artist Otto tried balance hump on his new tricks of balance, before he patented it. With compliments for a Merry feast of champagne, an Intermezzo on the razor's edge. Afterwards it looks always Very much easy, but How long it took, until such a thing in the eye goes.
Otto props come together with and particularly from the kitchen buffet, and since he is among the artists, he has hardly any cups in the cupboard. For this but all the more firmly in the hands.

Sports: gliding the German gliding Championships at Oerlinghausen ended with a surprise. After the silver Eagle day competitions seemed to be already sure of winning.
But in a thrilling final battle the French world champion Gerard Pierre was referenced by Hanna Reitsch to second place. The decision was made at the final Delta flight between the villages of Oerlinghausen, Hall and Gütersloh.
The female captain in Frankfurt before the entire world elite start continued with two hundred points.

Kayak the kayak slalom world championships held in Yugoslavia and the romantic save made the competition to a tumultuous battle with the waves.
20 goals for a distance of 600 meters demanded sophisticated control technology by the participants.
The contestants from Germany argued against a squad from 14 Nations and brought home a total of four titles.
World men's champion was a swashbuckling slalom ride of Munich Siegfried Holzbauer. His colleague Rosemarie Biesinger clinched the women's title.

Football in Belfast the myth of English football prepared a bitter end. A European select team played against the classical tutor and he played him in the ground. At the beginning, the chances are more evenly distributed and the continent in lighter Jersey experienced something of the old fire of English soccer art.
But the Briton storm is only a weak reflection of earlier times. With increasing length of the game, he loses at the polls. Only in the 26th minute, the only goal for England manages the maverick Johnstone. -But the invasion from the continent is No more. The defense will be crippled with precision engineering and Frenchman Vincent creates the balance of 1:1.
All British hopes are being completely frustrated in the second half. The four language storm swirls messed up his opponent and within a few minutes, the Hungarian master player of Vukas increased to 2:1 and 3:1 with a penalty kick the hat-trick manages the Hungary. England lost 4-1.

Date of Release:

17.08.1955

Year of Production:

1955

Camera Work:

Grund; Rau, Kurt; Starke, Rainer

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Producer:

Allianz-Film GmbH

Source Foreign Material:

Gaumont; Novosti; Pathé News

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German