[1960s HOME MOVIE CZECHOSLOVAK PRESIDENT ANTONIN NOVOTNY TRIP TO AUSTRIA]

Genre: home movie

Description: Dating to the mid 1960s, this silent home movie appears to show a trip by Czech President Antonín Novotný to Austria to take part in a Communist Party rally.

Film begins with POV shots from a moving Mercedes Benz, on a mountain road near the Wörthersee. At :47 are shots of the stone Dragon of Klagenfurt, Austria. At 1:29, a child plays with pigeons in the park at Klagenfurt. At 1:38, an anti-fascist protest with people carrying signs that say "SS" and then have the last name of a person on them. At 1:42, protestors carry a banner in support of Castro's Socialist Cuba. At 1:47, a banner reads "Parteiorganisation Polizei". This may reference the WWII era Nazi-era infiltration and control of the police, or it may refer to the Communist Party's internal police force. At 1:52, Czech President Antonín Novotný is seen speaking at the rally. At 1:58, the Berghotel Moosekreuz is shown in St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria. At 2:24, a sign for Vorarlberg, and driving footage of a Mercedes going over the Flexen Pass.