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TRIAL OF MARSHAL HENRI PETAIN Part 2

Description

Summary: MSs, crowds entering palace courtyard after credentials are checked by guards. VS, Palace of Justice. MSs, Pierre Mongibaud, President of the High Court, enters palace. Anteroom shots (quite dark), civilians and military enter; group watches from stairs. MSs, Exts, bedroom window of palace. Room formerly occupied by Petain. MSs, CUs, correspondents working in press room. LS, policemen and firemen on palace roof. Ints of courtroom, Marshal Petain enters, sits in chair flanked by guards. Ints, witnesses appear; Michael Clemenceau, Paul Reynaud, Albert Thebrun. Ints, jurors, correspondents and general scenes of court activities. Prosecutor addresses the court. Marshal Petain's counsel speaks. Correspondents busily write their notes, etc. CU, Solicitor General Mornet taking notes. MS, police truck is driven to palace gate. MS, Petain reading from notes. (NOTE: A few scratches appear in reel).

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Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities

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Date
1945-07-01
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TRT
2:59