Selected Originals - The Prisoners Come Back Aka German POW’s Return (1955)

Selected originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out-takes, rushes) for story “The Prisoners Come Back (aka German POW’s Return)“ 55/82. This sequence has not been seen in the newsreel story. It contains a reception for German officers which was much better prepared. They travel by train, past the border and stop at Herleshausen. Press, flowers, nurses, Red Cross and state officials are all there to greet them, They are offered drinks, food and medical treatment. They are much better treated hen other prisoners. More shots of the prisoners. (Lavender.) Note: It is interesting that this reception was not featured in the newsreel story. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the new