March of Time -- outtakes -- Refugees in Switzerland
Creator(s)
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- Marcel Rebiere (Camera Operator)
- March of Time, Inc. (Producer)
Scope and Content
Jewish refugees in Zurich, Switzerland. All refugees at the camp are Austrians. VS of the kitchen with cooks at work. LS of the dining room with refugees helping themselves and eating. Mountains in BG, visible through window. Group of men and women carrying bags, etc, walking/escaping through the woods (set up/staged). LS of man peering through bush. VS of group arriving at camp and being welcomed by everyone. CU, man chopping wood and refugees arriving at camp. MS man and woman sewing and repairing clothes. Refugees waiting in line to have their name put on camp index cards. LS, refugees fixing bed in dormitory. LS, refugees playing chess, writing and reading newspapers. VS of them listening to radio. VS in dormitory playing guitar and singing. VS, repairing shoes in workshop.
Note(s)
The scenes of refugees hiking to safety through the mountains and listening to the radio were staged for the camera.* Cameraman's dope sheets available in departmental files. See Story 1044, Film ID 55 for duplicate footage.
Subjects
- NEUTRALITY
- JEWS
- MARCH OF TIME
- REFUGEES
- REFUGEE CAMPS
- SWITZERLAND
- REFUGEES (JEWISH)
Places
- Zurich, Switzerland
Genre
- Film
- Outtakes.