Kampfmai 1929

On May 1, 1929, violent clashes broke out in Berlin between the police and communist demonstrators, an event that became known as “Bloody May.” Numerous demonstrators and bystanders lost their lives in the violence. The communist film cartel "Weltfilm" GmbH documented the events in the short film "May 1: International Workers' Day," which was released under the title "Blutmai 1929." Neither the director nor the cinematographers are known. The footage shot at that time was also used shortly thereafter in the Soviet newsreel "Soyuzkino-Journal, No. 33/1929" with new intertitles. In 1970, the State Film Archive of the GDR created the compilation "Kampfmai 1929" from parts of the two films and attributed the montage to Phil Jutzi.