Summary

French hostages released from Viet Minh captivity in 1951

Source Sherman Grinberg
Newsreel Pathe
Negative # 27947
Clip SR002439_03_02.mov
Date 1/1/1951
Title French hostages released from Viet Minh captivity in 1951
Description VS aid workers (both European and Indochinese) with French hostages recently released after five years of captivity under the Viet Minh / Indochinese woman walks arm in arm with dazed-looking hostage / woman sobs / aid worker offers a treat to a crying boy / sad little Indochinese girl / French boy dunks bread into glass, eats it as another boy eats bread next to him / young Indochinese girls eat / young Indochinese women / same sad little girl / Indochinese woman holds young girl / boys dunk bread, eat / happy reunion of man, woman, child / VS tearful reunions, hugging / table full of women's shoes / French woman looks over shoes / smiling little Indochinese boy eats a roll / VS Indochinese women and children in aid station with cots (these may be released hostages as well) / family hugging / VS aides and a boy scout offer trays of sweets to children and women / VS a French general tours the facility, greets the women and children / VS women with bedding, clothing / medics bear a released hostage on stretcher / soldier carrying a little girl / boy scout and official with released hostage / hostages in back of truck as truck passes camera / Indochinese woman tightly hugs man's neck / civilians and aid workers with hostages / same woman with dazed hostage / Note: exact day not known; documentation incomplete
Country Vietnam
City Hanoi

Keywords

archival
newsreel
First Indochinese War
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French people
Indochinese people
humanitarian aid
eating
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shoes
clothing
wounded
stretchers
children
women
Red Cross
shelters
reunions
crying
happiness
generals
French military
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