Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bari Bombed

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
764
Date Released
24 Jan 1944
Date submitted
20 Jan 1944
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bari Bombed. DESCRIPTION: The German bombing raid on Bari caused the loss of seventeen Allied ships and inflicted great damage. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Various shots of town shows crowds standing about ruins, people dug out & carried away on stretchers. Various shots of ships blazing furiously, this being in the harbour, panning shots of ships totalling about 17. Launch passing burning ships. Blazing ships taken from all angles. This is very good material.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Health and medicine; Fires; War damage; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Pathe
Card file number
44488
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bari Bombed', British Movietone News Issue No. 764, 24 Jan 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12988 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)