Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Prisoners from Libya Are Happy Behind Wire

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
587A
Date Released
5 Sep 1940
Date submitted
2 Sep 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: HMAS Sydney, Italian Prisoners and Captured Italian General. DESCRIPTION: A prison camp in Egypt for Italians captured in Libya. SHOTLIST: Shots of captured Italian prisoners. General view of prison camp. Shot of Major General Romolo Lastrucci the captured Italian General. General view of the "Verbena". Shot of the Verbena’s commander before she was sold to Italy. He was in Port Said and was given command of the ship. Shot of commander hoisting the White Ensign over Italian flag. Shots of mixed cargo, some for Addis Ababa.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Industry and manufacture; Prisoners of war; Navy; Military
Card file number
39653
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
39
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Prisoners from Libya Are Happy Behind Wire', British Movietone News Issue No. 587A, 5 Sep 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11117 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)