Saar Boundary Hold-Ups (1935)

Boundary between Saarland (later part of Germany) and France. Pan across following bridge over river. Policemen check passport of man travelling in car over bridge. Police check papers of man walking across bridge. CU Sign on wall ’Kleinblittersdorf’. (Place on Saar side of border). Car drives past border post. CU border guard. Car at border. Cars have to be checked on both side of the boundary. N.B. Originally part of News In A Nutshell. 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 content from 1957 to the end of 1984.