Neue Deutsche Wochenschau 316/1956 17.02.1956

01-Vienna Opera ball the lodges of the State Opera with festive guests. Federal President grains place takes in the honor box. The Vienna State Opera Ballet dances on stage. Then, 200 debutantes dance a Polonaise and a waltz. Grains clapping applause.

02. Sydney: World Council of the Evangelical Church of Christian dignitaries from around the world attend the Festival of faith. Bishop Dibelius is welcome on arrival. A choir sings the "Alleluia" by Handel.

03. Israel: Neutral zone near Jerusalem waving UN flag. To prevent incidents along the border, UN soldiers monitor a neutral zone in Jerusalem. UN vehicle driving.

04. Israel: German train on the route Tel Aviv - Haifa modern train moves into station. Enter travelers. Passengers in compartment. Train. Driving record.

05. Casablanca: Cheers for the Sultan Ben Jussef back home from exile people Ben Jussef ride through the town cheer. Lot. Horse guards accompanied cars.

06. Algeria: the colonial French hold demonstration of French settlers against Guy Mollet during the visit of the French President Guy Mollet in Algiers wild riots because of the Algiers politics and fear of withdrawal of France from this area. Police intervene.

07. Bavaria: icebreaker on the icebreaker drive Danube protection for power plant on Danube through thick ice floes, to prevent damage by ice at power plant. Water runs over Weir and drives ice floes with it.

08 Rome in the snow snow-covered streets in Rome. People walk under umbrellas. Snowball fight. Icy stairs. 2 young women fall down. Sliding cars. Men sweep the street. Cars are pushed.

09 United States: sailboats glide at speeds of 130 km/h on ice ice sailing on the Genevasee.

10th Belfast: featherweight boxing the audience disagrees with the verdict of the judges after the boxing match and stormed the ring. Objects, chairs and bottles into the ring are thrown from the audience to force a change of the judgment.

11 Monday Berlin Rosenmontag parade: music Chapel in historic uniform. Dare - the heroes are tired - 4 Foreign Ministers sleep under the label "Reunification". As long as you're there - with Adenauer. Terminus longing - with sector border. The last man - a Russian on the radio building.

Mainz Carnival Prince on cars. The Prince guard on horseback. Dance of the Funkenmariechen. Tower father John runs through the pillars of the Brandenburg Gate. Moon faces.

Cathedral spires swaying Cologne. On balcony viewers. Pageant. Kissing is allowed. Carnival pulled distributed sweets on cars from giant cardboard mould.

Title: Opera ball in Vienna origin: Austria Clerkenwell in Sydney origin: Cine sound Jewish told camera: Woskowitz Ben Yousseff in Casablanca origin: Pathé journal, Gaumont Mollet in Algeria origin: Pathé journal icebreaker on the Danube camera: Hafner Rome in the snow origin: iNcom, SEDI sports: ice sailing origin: Metro boxing: featherweight (riot) origin: Pathé news Carnival camera: Pahl, strong conclusion

Viennese Opera ball in festive shine shone the Vienna State Opera. After 18 years, the traditional opera ball took place again. In the honor box President grains. The yield of the evening is for the old stage nationals. After the screening of the State Opera Ballet, 200 pairs dancing a Polonaise peppy and elegantly triumphed then the immortal Viennese Waltz.

[...] Ney: Religious dignitaries from all over the world, among them the German Bishop Dibelius, met in Australia at the World Council of Evangelical churches. Many thousands had gathered for a first service. And a chorus of 15000 votes opened with the Hallelujah by Handel of this powerful plague of faith.

Israel: to prevent the incidents on the Israeli Arab border, a 2-kilometre already neutral zone was created near Jerusalem. The United Nations on peace should wake in this nobody's land. A new railway service was placed on the route Tel Aviv - Haifa. The luxury cars, which are powered by a diesel engine, were built in Germany. The new train is another step on the way to the modernization of the country. The trip from Tel Aviv to Haifa takes now only 85 minutes.

North Africa: Sultan Mohammed Ben Jussef of Morocco was stormy celebrated passing through to Paris in Casablanca. Hundreds of thousands lined the streets. The ride through the city a less likely triumphal procession was the ruler.
So to speak next door, French Prime Minister Guy Mollet in Algiers had a very unpleasant surprise. The French population of the colony welcomed him with wild riot. They fear the new policy might be how a disclosure policy in Indo-China or Morocco. The police needed hours to able to be Mr.

Bavaria: Persistent cold threatened the Danube power station Kahlet near Passau. The ice masses accumulate on 31 km length. There is danger for the lock gates. The ice barriers must therefore be broken up.
Difficult penetrate the ice-breakers through the towering ice floes. But they do it. They save the transcript by the Weirs in uninterupted use.

Rome: Rome - as it knows no one. Since weeks it's snowing - no longer seen as something for 30 years. It tumbles easily. The city has become a smooth pavement. Only the roads athletes have no reason to complain. Road users but can turn and turn as sid want - they come not from the spot. In this harsh cold weather like on the pole it freezes even in the thickest rock - you must bear it only without rancor and in a good mood.

United States: good mood was also on the Geneva Lake in the northeast of the United States. Because the ideal weather for ice sailing championships of hard-line cold, smooth ice cream and a fresh breeze. The cars reach speeds of 130 kilometers per hour. And that is the winner - with the multifarious name: Frank frost.

Ireland: box scandal in the North Belfast. Featherweight champion Kelly has a hard time against the Scots Hill. The audience would have seen Yes dear Kelly as the winner. It would be even with a draw have been satisfied. But as Hill winner explains - there the devil is going on. And the motto - who is loud is right, the enraged boxing fans are attempting to persuade the referee.

Carnival days again the great Wizard had turned into the great days of respectable citizens in wild-happy fools Carnival. In southern Germany, the strict father forbade Frost almost everywhere the Rosenmontagsumzug trains. In Berlin but, das Narrenschiff full steam ahead on the waves of enthusiasm were films drove the slogans. -The Holden are tired. -As long as you de [...] are. -Terminus longing. -The last man. -A Russian on the radio building. In Mainz, the tree of the knowledge of the self drive stupid flowers. Joke, satire, irony - with no deeper meaning - a joyful belief made the Karnevalismus' for that-it determined to live for. Of course seen the little John. And with ease the heavy burden of the exuberance was worn on both shoulders. -In the frenzy of joy was throughout Cologne. Over 1 million people had come to admire the big train. Whether small, big-sky high rose the enthusiasm. All worries were forgotten. You could great himself out to your heart's content. The major policy was also glossed with light hand. -Kissing is no sin '. Not in the Carnival and certainly not on the Monday. - Because it says the whole world head - and the swing of life can move only the better half of existence. Thrift is a decorative - but continue to reach without her - anyway, it is Carnival and stands up to his knees in candy. It was a magnificent round case - also from the rest of the year not over the Carnival of 1956, and who has fueled enough joy, is to run.

Date of Release:

17.02.1956

Year of Production:

1956

Camera Work:

Hafner, Anton; Pahl, Georg; Starke, Rainer; Woskowitz

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Producer:

Deutsche Wochenschau GmbH (Hamburg)

Source Foreign Material:

Pathé Journal; Austria; Gaumont; Incom; Sedi; Cine Sound; Metro; Pathé News

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German