Camera pans along a portion of the "Berlin Wall" made of rough concrete blocks topped by barbed wire. Next, a large group of East German people are seen lined up along a fence topped with barbed wire. They look through the fence. More views of the rough concrete block wall. Scene shifts to Asia, where large numbers of refugees are seen moving along a dirt road. Glimpse of Soviet military on parade in Red Square. Refugees and displaced persons in various places and conditions. Some are barefoot. Huge crowds filling Red Square in Moscow,Soviet Russia. The Kremlin wall and old Russian Senate building and Senate Tower in background. Glimpse of Felix Dzerzhinsky giving empassioned speech in Soviet Russia. A baby with an angry expression throwing a tantrum. Glimpse of fallen refugees beside a road. The film displays a rotating globe of the earth and slate identifying "The Big Picture." A statue and photograph of Karl Marx, the philosopher who espoused Communism. Communists marching during early days of the Russian Revolution in Russia circa 1917. Series of One-way road signs in various languages. Large gathering of German people carrying signs reading "Frieden" (Peace). View of a person apprehended attempting to escape across the barrier separating East and West Germany. Closeup picture of East German citizen, Bernt Leuton, who was shot by East German border guards, after successfully swimming to West Germany.
New Soviet Leaders review military parade in Red Square, from Kremlin balcony, following death of stalin. Among those seen are Beria, Bulganin, Malenkov,and Khrushchev. Jet bomber, flanked by several jet fighters, flies over the parade. Soldiers on army trucks, howitzers, and rocket launchers move during the parade. Civilians holding flags, posters and flowers also move during the parade. Aerial view of the large parade. Dignitaries on terrace wave at the crowd.
Senator J.William Fulbright in United States.Television Interviewer asks Fulbright about Geneva convention in 1954. Fulbright said that President Lyndon B Johnson reached out for negotiation. Russia must also come to United Nations to resolve differences. He states that Britain had previously proposed to talk but Russia refused to the proposal. The Interviewer asks Fulbright about involvement of Viet Cong. Fulbright says that it is an army they have guns and they kill our people. Their representatives must be called for talk and negotiations must be done. He said it would be wise to divide them.
Views of people from various countries of the world and of South America about the Cuban revolution and rule of Fidel Castro in Cuba. A crowd carrying banners opposes landing of United States ambassador in Cuba. An airplane lands at airport of Havana. Russian Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan alights from it. Mikoyan during various public appearances in Cuba. Brother of Fidel Raul Castro with Soviet leaders in Russia. Parade of artillery weapons, warplanes and soldiers in Havana. Cuban Foreign Minister walks out of a meeting when asked about their military policies. Castro addresses crowd about international relation with Russia and China. School children prepared for military operation march. A Brazilian expert talks about regime of Fidel Castro.
A repatriation ship carrying 1,025 Japanese taken as prisoners by Russia during the end of World War II arrives at the Port of Maizuru in Japan. Ashes of the dead Japanese being brought down the ship in white bags. Japanese captives held by Russia in Siberian camps disembark from the ship and meet their family and friends.
Nazi crimes against the nations of the world during World War II. View of the Peace Treaty between Germany and Yugoslavia which was signed on 1st June, 1939. The treaty breached on 6th April 1941, Germany launched a massive attack on Yugoslavia. German troops attack and advance. A map shows that most of the Europe was in the hands of Germany by 1941. View of September 27, 1940 signing ceremonies in Berlin of the Tripartite (Axis) Pact between Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Imperial Japan. Hitler and axis leaders shake hands and pose at pact signing table. Joachim von Ribbentrop signing the Axis Pact. Scene of German tank treads close-up rolling over battlefield and wider view of German armor and troops during Operatoin Barbarossa in June 1941, invading Russia, in violation of their non-aggression pact. German forces enter Russian territory. German Army forces setup and fire artillery at Russia. German rocket launchers fire rockets at Russian targets. Ground and aerial views of formations of German Luftwaffe aircraft on bombing runs. Between August-September 1941, Luftwaffe conducts blitzkrieg raids (blitz) on Great Britain. View of British landmarks like St Paul's Cathedral dome and Tower Bridge. Aerial views as Luftwaffe fighter aircraft roll and dive toward targets. British spotlights and search lights on the ground sweeping and catching German aircraft in their light beams. British anti aircraft batteries open fire on German planes over England. Alternating views of German plane point of view bombing England with bright flashes of light and explosions on the ground, and British anti-aircraft fire filling the air. Ground views in England, United Kingdom of buildings on fire from London blitz bombing, and British fire fighters moving to deploy fire hoses and extinguish fires. Flaming buildings collapse from bombs and fire. Whole blocks of buildings on fire. Scene change to December 7, 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. U.S. Navy ships bombed and on fire in Pearl Harbor.