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May 8, 1945
a special day
May 8, a signal emitted from Berlin traveling in concentric circles, and encompassing the world.
From the destroyed streets of Berlin a message rose: never again. The world must change. This peace ceremony was twofold. First came May 7, in the small school in Rheims, north-east France, and in the face of Russian anger, the ceremony marking May 8, thus delaying a ceasefire with Germany until May 9 (Soviet time). From May 7 to May 9, a difference is felt as it grows, and two separate blocs are formed …
A film by Pierre Miquel and William Karel
Editing: Bernard Josse
A Compagnie des Phares et Balises production
With the participation of France 3 and Gaumont TV
With the support of the Centre National de la Cinématographie, the TV commission of PROCIREP, the Ministry of Veterans and Victims of War and PEST BUDA Television