This 1962 color film about Germany is one of a series of Air France “Flying Holidays” travelogues; Les Analyses Cinematographiques production. It opens with the Air France Boeing 707 (F-BHSQ). A Sud Aviation Caravelle III (F-BJTG) is panned (:35-:58). Buildings, docks, and elevated train are at Alster Lake (:59-1:30). Shown are a toll bridge sign “Zoll Douane”, tugboat pulling a barge, and tugboats along the wharfs (1:31-2:02). The Menke and Tabu bars are shown (2:04-2:12). Corpse skin and clothing are preserved from a peat bog (2:15-2:32). A Neandertal sign is followed by a skeleton and a statue (2:46-3:00). The stairs, pillars, and carvings are panned at Regensburg Walhalla (3:02-3:23). A blonde woman on the Lorelei point of the River Rhine removes her wig (3:26-4:15). Leffers store front is shown (5:19). The Hammerschmidt Villa has a federal eagle symbol (5:33-5:48). The presidential Bellevue Palace is in Berlin (5:56-6:05). At Tegel Airport. Air France passengers board (SHRH). Others board a Limausin plane (6:07-6:22). “Warning Beyond This Point Is The Russian Zone” and “You Are Leaving The American Sector” signs are shown. A Military Police car (US ARMY IG 5017) is parked at the checkpoint (6:31-6:40). Shown are the Brandenburg Gate and Schloss Charlottenburg Palace (6:41-7:00). A hand pours Berliner Weisse into a glass (7:01-7:06). The Nefertiti bust is shown (7:05). Shown are the Museum of the Ancient World, Soviet War Memorial, and Kaiser Wilhelm Church (7:15-7:43). A double-decker bus passes an Autobahn street sign (7:59). Shown is a statue of Saint Kilian (8:19-8:25). Renaissance paintings and Sad Mary by sculptor Riemenschneider are shown (8:27-8:58). “The Beautiful Fountain” is in Nuremberg (9:43-9:50). Iron cages hanging at St. Lambert’s Church in Munster, iron face masks, and a penance chair of nails are shown (10:02-10:28). A small town dressed in Renaissance clothing re-enacts a wedding (10:30-11:35). Rothenburg has the Ratstrinkstube Clock Tower with moving figures, Shepherds’ Dance festival, and costumed re-enactments of the Thirty Years War (11:36-14:40). The Wuppertaier Schwebebahn suspension railway is shown in use from multiple angles (15:15-15:35). A statue of Alfred Krupp stands outside the Villa Hugel mansion (15:37-15:53). Power plants are panned in the Ruhr. Shown are piles of iron ore, fiery furnaces, and molten steel (15:54-16:50). The Hannover-Messe layout book, overhead view of the fair, private airport, and vendor exhibits are shown (16:51-17:50). Munich University has a nuclear reactor (18:04). Swans swim past Bavarian homes, followed by pastoral scenes (18:06-18:30). The Cathedral Church of Our Lady (Frauenkirche) and Glockenspiel in Marienplatz Square are shown (18:31-18:55). Shown are Ludwig II’s Residenz Palace, exquisite peacock statues, Neuschwanstein Castle, and Herrenchiemsee New Palace with its long hallway of arched columns (19:06-20:30). An Air France welcome center is shown (20:37). At Oktoberfest, people in traditional German costumes dance. Two men held up on small platforms sword fight. A parade of people in costumes march by the Bavaria goddess statue. There are carnival games, rides, and food. Beer is sold in mugs. The beer house is packed with revelers as a band performs (20:40-22:50).

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