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Fall Of Berlin Wall - 1989
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keywords: cold war, east germany, west germany, fall of berlin wall, brandenburg gate
Synopsis: The fall of the Berlin Wall as East and West Germans use jackhammers to break through to become united once again...(read more)
- Date: 1989
- Duration: 00:20:16
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Color
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: Germany
Fall Of Berlin Wall 1989
Unedited Berlin Wall stock footage. November 9, 1989, witnessed a triumph for cold war opponents: the East German government announced the destruction of the Berlin Wall. Within hours, chisel-wielding crowds were dismantling the Wall one piece at a time. The Berlin Wall is demolished and the demolition of the wall is a victory for the East and West German people.
Sound of jack hammers being used to tear down Berlin Wall. Jack hammer tool point protruding through concrete wall. Concrete chips and pieces of wall falling. Portion or section of Berlin Wall being removed by crane. East German guards walking through opening to greet West German guards.
Various shots of crowds milling, waving, taking pictures and waving flags. Shows crowd on wall chipping pieces of the wall away with hammers. Various shots of Brandenburg Gate and crowd. Includes Chancellor Helmut Kohl, head of government, West Germany, and other VIPs on platform, weather damp and rainy.
Additional scenes of people climbing onto wall and chipping away concrete pieces of Berlin wall using mallets. Man standing on the wall playing a trumpet and crowd singing along. Lighted night scene of Brandenburg Gate.
Shot List:
01:00:39;11
Close-up of graffiti art West side of Berlin Wall, sounds of jackhammers, jackhammer tool breaks through concrete wall
01:00:55;14
Panning view of graffiti art painted on West Side of Berlin Wall, sounds of jackhammers
01:01:26;13
Crane from East side of Berlin Wall removes section of wall, East German Guards walk through opening in Berlin Wall, shake hands with West German guards
01:02:43;10
Crowd of people, Brandenburg Gate in background, close-up of East German Guard
01:02:58;03
Close-up of West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl
01:15:56;04
Germans standing on top of Berlin Wall
01:17:36;02
Close-up of hand and hammer pounding top of Berlin Wall
