Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: A Graveyard of Nazi Hopes
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 5
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Graveyard of Nazi Hopes. DESCRIPTION: It is a year since that now famous night barrage rent the skies at Alamein and began the defeat of Rommel. SHOTLIST: Cut story - (Library - KS. CU marching feet over desert. Various shots of transport winding along road & across desert, also tanks sweeping across desert. Dusk shot of desert, night falls & gun barrage opens up, tanks moving forward), mix to deserted railway station. CU sign El Alamein, masses of wrecked & captured tanks, transport, guns mounted on tank chassis, pan of German helmets scattered about sand, GS of Springbok Road, also sign, GS of barbed wire entanglements, pan of cemetery & also of gravestone, GS of cross also shadow of same. Very good shots of tanks - lined up - guns pointing, etc. Shermans???
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Railways; War damage; Military
- Locations
- Alamein
- Footage sources
- Library
Pathe
- Card file number
- 44167
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 110
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: A Graveyard of Nazi Hopes', British Movietone News Issue No. 751, 25 Oct 1943. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12879 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)