Germany 1963 - Archive Film 30249

• published: 25 Feb 2015
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A geographical map of Germany. Several tints of green colours represent different historical epochs from the history of Germany. The geographic history of Germany is seen. The abstract map is converted into a pictorial map. For example, the Branndenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate) is one of the characteristic symbols of Berlin. We can see Germany subdivided into three main regions: central and southern Germany, the lowland of the North and East and the Rhineland in the West with the Black Forest. The Black Forest. We can see the face of the middle-aged man. He wears a leather hat. He is a forester or a hunter. Shot of the sun which disappears behind the clouds. The man walks through small pines. We can see the heavy forest . The typical landscape of this region: hilly landscape with forests, farm land to the horizon. We can see footpaths and old farm houses. (The richness of this region is the timber industry). Trees and meadows. Close-up of a man smoking a cigarette. This man sawing at the tree which he then fells. The processing of the wood. A man saws a trunk up with an electric saw. Before this process we can see as the trunk is being planed. In a wooden building the wood planks are stacking up. On the edge of the Black Forest is a large plain and in the distance the river Rhine. In the valley of the Rhine there is a richness of culture. On the foot of the mountains there are old market towns. We can see a city on the Rhine with a castle top of a hill and an old stone bridge across the river. Next shot of the oldest university town Heidelberg with two old towers and flags. Close-up of old houses and wrought-iron signs. The cathedral, then the old bridge, then a ship on the river. Next shot of the bow of the ship with a red flag waving in the wind. Then we can see a middle-aged woman wearing a apron in the cabin. She is cooking. A dog looks in the kitchen through a hatch skylight. Close-up of the woman in the cabin. She looks to the hatch and calls to the dog that he should disappear. Now we see the deck of this tug. A view of passing under the bridge. The captain is standing at the wooden wheel of the boat. The tug passes a river wharf. You can see a big conveyor and pithead on this bank (in the background). A big power station or a chemical factory with a few smoke stacks. Back to the captain in the rudder cabin. Good footage of four tugs in a row on the river passing the hilly banks. An old building is seen on a river island. The Rhine passes by many old castles. We can see a typical castle. It has defended this important water way. A train passing parallel to a road where cars are passing the river landscape. Next shot we can seen several tugs on the river which transport different materials, for instance coal, timber and other cargoes. A boat where the Rhine meets the Mosel near Koblenz. Vine-yards in the valley of the river Mosel river - a beautiful landscape with a little town and old houses. A church. Close-up of a vine with grapes. A wine-grower or farmer. He wears a hat against the sun. White grapes. The grapes get poured into a huge barrel. The grapes are trodden to make the wine. A river landscape with tugs and cities. The Rhine in Colonia. A steel bridge and in the background the famous cathedral at Cologne or Koln, the Kolner Dome. A passenger train across the Rhine on the steel bridge in direction of the cathedral. Close-up of a steam locomotive. Good shots of the pistons and the wheels in close up. The locomotive arrives in the main station of Cologne. In the background is the cathedral. Close-up of a young man playing a bugle. The steam locomotive passes over a bridge. A covered car park. Cars driving on the streets. A tram is passing by modern buildings. In the background the river Rhine and a new bridge. Point of view of a engine driver crossing the railway. We can see a smaller steam locomotive with a goods train. Good shots of the landscape. We can seen another steam locomotive with wagons passing over a bridge. A large chemical industrial area. Three lorries are on the street. In the background a few industrial buildings. You can see another industrial building as an example of industrial development. A shot through a dirty window of a conveyor for coals. A blast furnace with red embers. Close-up of the red embers with flames. A mass of sparks from around the furnace. Steel workers are moving nearby the furnace. One steel worker shovels coal into the furnace. Another steel worker covers his eyes with a black glass when he look into the furnace. A huge crane is seen and smoke. A canal. Two tugs passing the canal. In the background are situated industrial buildings. We can see further industrial buildings and an industrial harbour. Next we see a little white dog aboard a tug and two cranes carry cargo. Many ships drop anchor on the river. A map of Germany. The film continue with the second region from Germany - the central and southern area......