Farmers Settle On Reclaimed Land (1947)

Unissued / unused material. Polish farmers resettle on territory reclaimed from Germans, Poland. MS farmers gathering their possessions and animals together for the journey by train. CU woman cuddling a lamb. Various shots railway wagons, loaded with farmers, their families, their animals and agricultural equipment moving off, people wave from window. Various close-ups of people and animals sitting in the wooden wagons on the journey. Various shots as farmers and families unload animals from the lorry at their new home. MS farmers running soil through their hands, they give nods of approval and smile. A dog bark, a sheep suckles her young. Various shots men and boys guiding a horse drawn plough along straight furrows. Date on original record is 19/05/1947. 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