Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Libyan Front Activity

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
585
Date Released
19 Aug 1940
Date submitted
16 Aug 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: On the Libyan Front. DESCRIPTION: A British armoured car chases a light Italian tank. The British destroy Fort Maddalena. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the shelling of an evacuated fort at Maddalena. The guns firing and the explosions which are followed by fires. Also shots of an Italian tank being rounded up by an armoured car.
Keywords
Vehicles; Weapons; Fires; War damage; Military
Card file number
39564
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Libyan Front Activity', British Movietone News Issue No. 585, 19 Aug 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11078 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)