keywords: coldwar era, hungarian revolution, october 1956, damage and destruction, burial ceremony
Synopsis: Documents the aftermath in Budapest Hungary following the Hungarian Revolution of October 1956 from the damage and destruction to the emotion of its people... (read more)
Shows relief supplies being delivered by Swiss Air Lines plane with Red Cross marking. Other aircraft from the West landing with supplies. Leaders at political rallies. Shows bodies of two victims killed during uprising. Shot-up buildings, urban destruction. Wounded in hospital. Shows fallen statue being destroyed with sledge hammer.
View of Budapest from Gellert Hill? People searching for food. People in line at butcher shop. Relief food supplies being distributed. Shows crosses on graves of Hungarians killed in uprising. Victims in hospital.
Demonstration march carrying Hungarian flags. Peace rally scenes repeated. Long, high shot of Soviet tanks and troop carriers parked in front of building. Large Red Star being taken off building. Workmen on poles repairing electric power lines. Shot up building with burned out truck and destroyed tank in foreground. Shows more destruction, bodies at street curb. Badly damaged buildings, more bodies. Shows large crowd observing burial in mass grave. Shows cleanup of buildings and streets. Shows purchase of newspaper and newspaper page. More burials and funeral services. Emotions are reflected in the faces of the people.
