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Eva Braun's amateur colour footage of her summer holiday in Italy 1940, her trip accompanying an Ufa filmcrew shooting exterior scenes for the film "Der Laufende Berg" in the Bavarian mountains early summer 1940 and scenes of Hitler and his entourage at the Berghof, Obersalzberg, probably spring 1940.
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Munich, Germany, summer 1940. Inside Eva Braun's house, Wasserburger Strasse 12, Munich. A trunk is sealed and luggage is carried out to a waiting lorry.
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Munich, Germany. The members of the holiday party board the Focke-Wulf FW 200 Condor "Grenzmark" at Munich airport. The pilot, Hans Baur (Hitler's personal pilot), greets his passengers which included Ilse Braun (Eva Braun's sister), Franziska Braun (Eva Braun's mother) and Eva Braun. The "Grenzmark" prepares for take off. Shot of Hans Baur in the cockpit. View of the clouds from the aircraft window. Shots of passengers including Friedrich Braun (Eva Braun's father), Franziska Braun, Anni Brandt (wife of Hitler's personal doctor Dr Karl Brandt), Ilse Braun and Eva Braun. Shots of Italy from aircraft window.
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Portofino, Italy. Dusk views of Portofino. The hotel "Splendido". Ilse Braun on the beach. Street scenes, sea views, a large cactus, caged birds on a balcony, small boats in a harbour and two elderly women making lace.
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Italian Riviera, Italy. Posed group, from left, Ilse Braun, Frau Anni Brandt and Franziska Braun. Panning shot over the Riviera coastline to Portofino. Shot of the beach. Franziska Braun, Ilse Braun and Anni Brandt sitting on deck-chairs on the beach knitting. Franziska Braun, Anni Brandt and Eva Braun in the water wading and swimming. Eva Braun running along the beach and doing gymnastics. Anni Brandt and Eva Braun dive from rocks into the sea.
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Rapallo, Italy. Panning shot over Rapallo. Fishing boats in the harbour. Evening views of the Mediterranean. Evening shots on the beach with Eva Braun, Ilse Braun, Franziska Braun and Anni Brandt playing in the surf. Eva Braun and Anni Brandt swimming. Rapallo Fortress. Panning shot across a harbour.
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Vesuvius, Italy. Posed group, Franziska Braun, Eva Braun, Ilse Braun and Anni Brandt. Shot of molten lava. Various shots of the smoking Vesuvius and molten lava. Eva Braun standing posing for the camera.
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Capri, Italy. View of the sea through the entrance to the Blue Grotto. Group of children posing for the camera in an Italian town (unidentified)
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Pompeii and Herculaneum, Italy. A ruin in the town. Shots of a mosaic, stone columns, stone carved panels and two small statues.
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Florence, Italy. Views of the city. Bridge over the River Arno with the Palazzo Vecchio and the Cathedral in the background. Various views of the city. Franziska Braun and Anni Brandt walking towards the camera. More views of the city, including the Cathedral, River Arno and the Town Hall. The holiday party posing for the camera with the River Arno and the cathedral in the background - the group includes Anni Brandt, Ilse Braun and Franziska Braun.
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Unidentified resort town, Italy. On the beach a peddler offers jewellery to the group who are sitting on deck chairs (from left) Eva Braun, Anni Brandt and Franziska Braun. Shots of the women sitting on deck chairs on the beach looking at the camera, the group now includes Ilse Braun. Panning shot across a bay on the Italian coast. Eva Braun, Anni Brandt and Franziska Braun in a rowing boat, with one of the women diving from the boat into the sea. View of a market place and harbour of an Italian town, with small children playing at the water's edge. Views of the Italian coastline from a motorboat cruising along the coast, close-up shot of Franziska Braun and Ilse Braun drinking wine from a bottle. The women in an Italian town buying lace. Ilse Braun sitting in a monastery. View of coastline. Shot of a sculpture of a girl mounted on a rock in a harbour.
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Portofino, Italy. Panning shots around the city. Shots of a beach cafe. Rowing boats and sail boats on the Mediterranean. View of a crowded beach. Shots of coastline and harbour. Man in a rowing boat with large black dog. Women diving from a rock into the sea. Small dog barking at the water's edge. Horse wearing a straw hat.
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Bavarian mountains, Germany. Hand drawn inter-title "DER LAUFENDE BERG AUSSENAUFNAHMEN" ("Der Laufende Berg" exterior filming). Panning shot of snow covered Bavarian mountains. Unidentified actress walking towards the camera. Eva Braun sitting with unidentified actress. Another panning shot over the snow covered Bavarian mountains. (Abrupt end of scene)
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Flight with Focke-Wulf FW 200 Condor "Grenzmark" back to Germany. View of clouds from aircraft window. Shot of pilot Hans Baur. After the plane has landed (at Munich airport?), Anni Brandt, Franziska Braun and Ilse Braun disembark.
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Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Scenes on the terrace with Hitler, Nicolaus von Below (Luftwaffe adjutant to Hitler), Frau von Below (wife of Nicolaus von Below) and Albert Bormann (Hitler's adjutant).
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Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Scenes on the roadside Hitler with von Below, Martin Bormann (Reich Leader of the NSDAP), Frau von Below and Eva Braun.
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Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Scenes on the terrace. Hitler talking with Martin Bormann. Profile shot of Hitler with mountains in the background. Views of the mountains. Group on the terrace, Walter Hewel holding a camera (envoy between Hitler and von Ribbentrop), Dr Theodor Morell (Hitler's personal doctor) and Ilse Braun in the background, close-ups of Albert Speer (Reichs Minister for Armaments and War Production) and Albert Bormann and of Eva Braun. Hitler walks across the terrace and greets a group of women including Johanna Morell (wife of Dr Theodor Morell), Ilse Braun, Gerda Daranowski (Hitler's secretary), Fräulein Stork (friend of Wilhelm Brückner). On the terrace are also Albert Bormann, Adolf Wagner (NSDAP Gauleiter for München-Oberbayern), Dr Theodor Morell, Hermann Esser (Secretary of State for Tourist Traffic with the Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda) and Heinz Lorenz (representative of the Reichs Press). Hitler hands a letter to Martin Bormann. Hitler speaks with Hermann Esser and Albert Speer. Hitler goes inside the Berghof with Dr Karl Brandt. Sitting on the terrace stone wall are (from left) Frau Daranowski (Hitler's secretary), Frau von Below, Fräulein Stork, and Johanna Morell. Hitler in conversation with Albert Bormann. Profile close-up of Hitler. Heinrich Hoffmann (Hitler's personal photographer and Eva Braun's former employer) greets Hitler. Group shot of Hitler with Martin Bormann, Heinrich Hoffmann and Johanna Morell. Group sitting on the terrace stone wall (from left) Fräulein Marion (friend of Eva Braun), Frau Daranowski, Frau von Below, Eva Braun, Fräulein Stork and Johanna Morell.
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Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Scenes on the terrace. Close-up of Heinrich Hoffmann and Ilse Braun, next to her is Adolf Wagner, followed by another shot of Heinrich Hoffmann and behind him stands Hermann Esser holding his handkerchief in the air. Twilight shots of a couple walking in the mountains. Unidentified man sitting on a wooden bench. Twilight shots of mountains and pine trees. Sitting on upholstered benches on the terrace are Eva Braun, Frau von Below, Adolf Wagner, Johanna Morell and Fräulein Marion. Shot of two small children sitting on a stone wall. Other shots of the children with Adolf Wagner in the background. Eva Braun leaning over a wooden rail. The children walking towards Hitler and giving him flowers.
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16mm