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Newsreel

A Newsreel is a documentary film that is regularly released in a public presentation place containing filmed news stories.

This form of film was a staple of the typical North American, British, and Commonwealth countries (especially Canada, Australia and New Zealand) cinema programming schedule from the silent era until the 1960s when television news broadcasting completely supplanted its role.

The most easily viewable example of a typical newsreel story is in the film Citizen Kane, which includes a fictional newsreel that summarizes the life of the March of Time

• Movietone News

In the United Kingdom:

• British Pathe News

Other countries

Algeria

• Actualités Algériennes

Belgium

• Belgavox

Bulgaria

• Kinokronika

Canada

• Canada Carries On
• World In Action

Czechoslovakia

• Ceskoslovensky Filmovy Tydenik

German Democratic Republic

• Der Augenzeuge
• DEFA Wochenschau

Federal Republic of Germany

• Deutsche Wochenschau

Hungary

• Magyar Filmhirado

India

• Indian News Parade

Ireland

• Amharc Eireann

Italy

• Giornale LUCE
• Settimana Incom
• Ciac

Japan

• Yiomuri
• Asahi

Mozambique

• Kuxa Kanema

Netherlands

• Polygoon

Netherlands Indies

• Djawa Hodo (Japanese occupation)
• Nampo Hodo (Japanese occupation
• Berita Film di Djawa (Japanese occupation)
• Wordende Wereld

Netherlands New Guinea

• Nieuw-Guinea Kroniek

New Zealand

• Weekly Review
• Pictorial Parade

Poland

• Polska Kronika Filmowa

Romania

• Saptamîna în Imagini

Spain

• No-Do

Switserland

• Ciné-Journal Suisse

Yugoslavia

• Filmske Novosti