Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: French Government Capitulates
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- British Movietone News
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- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: France Capitulates Marshal Foch Statue. DESCRIPTION: The French Government capitulates to the German armies and Marshal Petain signs the surrender. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the statue. Above material was used in conjunction with library shots in symposium called French Government Capitulates. Shots embodied were CU Petain, Leopold at unveiling statue of his father, draping Albert statue. Cenotaph & country war memorials.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Commemorations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Military
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- Great Britain
- Card file number
- 39290
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: French Government Capitulates', British Movietone News Issue No. 577A, 27 Jun 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10936 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)