Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: First Italian Air Prisoners in England

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
598
Date Released
18 Nov 1940
Date submitted
13 Nov 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Italian Air Prisoners. DESCRIPTION: Italian pilots shot down whilst attacking shipping are brought ashore. SHOTLIST: The train draws into King’s Cross Station and the prisoners are marched up the platform and away to internment.
Keywords
Aviation; Railways; Prisoners of war; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
40002
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
30
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: First Italian Air Prisoners in England', British Movietone News Issue No. 598, 18 Nov 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11283 (Accessed 28 Jun 2025)