Movietone’s Wartime News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Menace of U-Boat Wolf Pack
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 4
- Section Title
- Movietone’s Wartime News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: ‘U’ Boat Wolf Pack. DESCRIPTION: Recently captured German film shows the triumphant return of a U-boat wolf pack. SHOTLIST: Cut story - (Library material) Interior of submarine, sailor at controls. CU submarine surfacing. Submarines (German) arrive at docks, various shots GS of submarines, & elevated shots showing crew aboard, also on docks. CU Pennant flying, showing how many Allied ships they have to their credit, Submarine entering, reinforced concrete docks, roof also of reinforced concrete. GS of submarine coming into camera, also GS of same inside dock. MS of outer docks showing these cubicle locks. This is a captured German Reel, either taken at Lorient, France or Wilhelmshaven.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Occupied territories; Navy; Military; Newsreels
- Footage sources
- United States of America
Pathe
- Card file number
- 43585
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 72
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s Wartime News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Menace of U-Boat Wolf Pack', British Movietone News Issue No. 723A, 15 Apr 1943. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12669 (Accessed 19 Apr 2025)