Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Courage of France
Series
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 6
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bombardment and Machine Gun Car. DESCRIPTION: M Reynaud strengthens his Government, as the French population comes under more attacks. British tanks move up through Normandy to oppose the advancing Germans. SHOTLIST: A church is completely in ruins as are various houses. A cemetery, too has been completely destroyed. On the roads nearby is the wreck of a German Machine gun (armoured) car. One shot shows a statue of a French soldier of the last war holding up a wreath. In the background are ruins. Tanks On Parade - CARD 39155 Shots of the tanks and of their cannon and machine gun turret. The tanks advance and fire. Various shots.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Fires; War damage; Military
- Footage sources
- France
- Card file number
- 39154
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 134
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