France - Spain Border Closed (1940-1949)

France / Spain. Various shots of the two sides of the border, Spanish and French with bridge in the middle. Various shots of the refugees hasten to cross international bridge at Hendaye before the frontier between France and Spain is closed. French customs officials and police at border checking people’s documents. Various shots of the bridge, borders and surrounding countryside. Several shots of the people crossing the bridge and their documents being checked on French side. 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 British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews cont