Great Italian Stand

Series

Series Name
War Office Official Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.
324-1
Date Released
7 Nov 1917
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
[SUBTITLE]: "It is believed that when the Germans advance again Italy with her British and French Allies will put up one of the greatest battles in history. One of the big Italian guns which will keep the enemy at bay." Italian troops loading large gun. Foggy scene of troops among rocks, trees and sandbags. Troops around large gun. Shot of gun on its own as it fires. Long shot of explosion on wooded hillside. Men return to gun.
Keywords
Weapons; Military
Credits:
Camera
Harry C. Raymond
Length of story (in feet)
63

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Film Archive

Name
Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
Email
film@iwm.org.uk
Web
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film
Phone
020 7416 5291
Fax
020 7416 5379
Address
Lambeth Road
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Notes
The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.
Series held
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Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk
Web
http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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How to cite this record

'Great Italian Stand', War Office Official Topical Budget Issue No. 324-1, 7 Nov 1917. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/126295 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)