Saar Elections (1947)

Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unknown / unclear. Cuts from newsreel story 47/81 - Saar Elections. Saar, Germany. Several shots of Mr Grandval, Governor of the Saar, standing before a map and explaining the election to a journalist. People look at election posters in a street. Shots of electors at the polling table having their names checked in the register and receiving their voting papers. Various shots of people recording their vote and posting their papers in the ballot box. Mr Grandval addresses a group of journalists. Shots of a devastated and deserted street in Saarbrucken. C/U of election posters. Various other street scenes in Saarbrucken. Shots of Johannes Hoffman, one of the candidates in the election. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT