Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Sea Takes Charge

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
771
Date Released
13 Mar 1944
Date submitted
7 Mar 1944
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Sea Takes Charge - Prison Ship Wrecked. DESCRIPTION: An "LST" out from Anzio with German prisoners onboard was driven onto rocks and foundered. Fourteen lives were lost on British, four American and nine German. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Various shots of LST on rocks, with heavy seas running. This was shot at 6 o’clock in the morning. Most of the shot being dawn shots. American, British & German prisoners abandon ship, some by raft attached to rope make for the rocks. Shot of ships mast showing above water, the sudden sinking being caused by explosion. The sea was very rough.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Environment; Explosions; Prisoners of war; Crime; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Italy; Anzio
Footage sources
Army Film Unit
Card file number
44635
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
67
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Sea Takes Charge', British Movietone News Issue No. 771, 13 Mar 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13037 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)