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Politikens filmjournal 109 (1951)

Politikens filmjournal 109 poster
Country
Denmark
Runtime
7 min
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This is a Danish newsreel from 1951. It shows the opening of a dormitory in Copenhagen, the signing of a peace treaty with Japan, and a propaganda train for European cooperation. It also covers a football match, a bicycle race, a boxing match, and a demonstration of new military aircraft.

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What happens

Politikens filmjournal 109 er en dansk ugerevy fra 1951. 1) 4. Maj-Kollegiet i København indvies. Kongeparret, professor Inger Ege og Frihedsfondens formand P.M. Daell er blandt deltagerne. 2) USA: Fredspagten med Japan underskrives i San Francisco. Udenrigsministre fra Frankrig, England og USA ses underskrive traktaten. Japans premiereminister er den sidste, som sætter sin signatur. 3) Europa-toget er kommet til Østerport Station. Toget fungerede som en udstilling, og dens opgave var at skabe propaganda for et samarbejdende Europa. Indenrigsminister Aksel Møller åbner udstillingen. Blandt gæsterne ses bl.a. USA's ambassadør Mrs. Eugenie Anderson, overborgmester H.P. Sørensen og tidligere minister Frode Jacobsen. 4) Norge: Fodboldlandskamp Norge-Danmark afvikles på Ullevaal Stadion i Oslo. 35.000 fremmødte ser værtsholdet vinde 2-0. 5) Sverige: Dansk dobbeltsejr i svensk 6-dages landevejsløb. 6) USA: Bokseren Sugar Ray Robinson bliver atter verdensmester i mellemvægt. 7) England: Fremtidens flyvemaskiner demonstreres. Bl.a. ses verdens tungest armerede bombefly "Valiant" og rekognosceringsmaskinen P3 Delta Wing.Politikens Filmjournal var en dansk ugerevy, der udkom i 257 afsnit fra august 1949 til juli 1954. De bestod af lige dele udenlandske indslag og reportager fra hjemlige begivenheder. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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