More Body Removal From Graves (1945)

Unissued / Unused material. Germany ? Various shots including C/U’s of emaciated and decaying bodies dumped in grave. M/S people stood in a cemetery. M/S as bodies are carried and laid out on grass. C/Us of the bodies. M/S as clergyman touches them and blesses them. M/S of the bodies in front of rows of coffins. Various shots as they are carried over and placed in coffins. L/S as German men, women and children are made to walk past in line and look at the bodies in the coffins. Various shots including C/U’s of bodies in big pit with flies crawling over them. M/S as they are carried out. Various shots of the bodies. L/S as people gather in graveyard beside church. M/S group of women. M/S lines of coffins with lids on. Various shots as the clergyman conducts mass funeral service. Various shots of the people gathered there. Cataloguer’s note: very disturbing footage, the location is unclear the bodies look to be those of concentration camp victims. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ.