Movietone’s War Time News: The Watch on the Rhine - Life Behind the French Front Line
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 9 / 9
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Inside the Maginot Line. DESCRIPTION: Inside the Maginot Line with the French troops who man it. SHOTLIST: Cooks prepare the food and the soldiers eat it. In a blockhouse, a poilu checks the guns and ammunition. Watch On The Rhine - CARD 38401 Various shots of the casements on both banks of the river. A pet goat is kept and the soldier dig trenches and do their washing. On the German side an umbrella has been hung from a flag staff and on our side on effigy of Hitler has been erected. Bullet holes of Bosch activity with snipers.
- Keywords
- Entertainment and leisure; Food and cooking; Weapons; Animals; Military
- Locations
- Germany; River Rhine; Maginot Line
- Footage sources
- France
- Card file number
- 38399
- Length of story (in feet)
- 84
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