us-005578-irn1000108
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date: April-September 1940, 1940 April-1940 September
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identifier: irn1000108
note: See Story 3555, Film ID 2516 for an additional reel (2) of this film. See also Story 4341, Film ID 2796 for another version of this film, obtained from WFDiF.
scope and content: Germans build new planned city for German Volk. Łódź before and after being"rebuilt" Stroll through town, labor camps, city street. Reel 1: LS panorama of city. Animap highlights darkened area"Wandale" (early history of Vandals and Germanic occupation of area). CU stone surrounding circular metal object, pull out to reveal museum (archeological?) cases of vases."Das Gefaess Aus Biala.." label on one of the vases. Swastika carved into urn. CU of ornamental crosses and other objects, spearheads, helmets. Map of Sudetenland and Warthegau, extreme Eastern edge, points to Litzmannstadt (Łódź), arrows indicated Germanic peoples from the west converging on Litzmannstadt. 04:28:29 Series of graphics about population totals in 1820, 1821, 1825, 1840, 1906, 1915, and 1940 and the amount of land the city covered in those periods. LS Tilt down chimney to large building empty street, short pan right. MS of pan left along sidewalk and people walking, horse carriage,"Alfons Pege" on wall above window and door. LS pan past large handsome estate. LS trolley cars rounding into square, VS of building fronts including bank branch. Title at top of otherwise blank screen,"Bevolkerungsentwicklung in Litzmannstad" fades up to large cartoon character labelled"Polen 66" and small character labelled"Juden 34" in 1820, then in 1915,"53% Polen""33% Juden" and"Deutsche 14%" for a total of 423,000 residents. Buildings, church, then almost 360 degree pan of central square (Adolf Hitler Platz). Pan right shot of rooftops. MLS of man's back as he walks down hallway corridor. Pan of modest room, woman cooking at stove, bed in corner, open window. CU gaslight hooks, view of long alleyway. Long table of men eating a meal. MCU of urinals. Tilt up from CU of water/sanitation drain, pouring out of gutter drain to mucky alleyway. Travelling shot along brick wall, people at window, and people walking at end of alley/muddy street. CU Fluid coming up out of storm drain with label"Łód", following water down si…
title: Łódź becomes Litzmannstadt, reels 1 and 3