Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fresh Angles on Tobruk Triumph

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
612A
Date Released
27 Feb 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tobruk Entered and the "San Georgio". DESCRIPTION: Our cameraman was with an Australian unit approaching Tobruk. We see the damage inflicted by the RAF and Fleet Air Arm. SHOTLIST: There is a staff conference in the desert and tanks move up. Guns fire and over the port can be seen the pall of smoke caused by the blazes. In the town itself an Australian hat is hoisted to the top of the flag-pole. One soldier rides through the streets on a donkey while another wears a captured Italian uniform and travels by motor-cycle. In the harbour ships are sunk and oil dumps blazing. Among the sunken vessels in the cruiser "San Giorgio" and naval officers inspect her.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Fires; Conferences; War damage; Navy; Animals; Military
Card file number
40429
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fresh Angles on Tobruk Triumph', British Movietone News Issue No. 612A, 27 Feb 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11492 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)