Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Cherbourg Drive

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
786
Date Released
26 Jun 1944
Date Other
Jun 1944
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cherbourg Drive. DESCRIPTION: The battle for the Cherbourg Peninsular is very important. American troops, have fought a dogged and successful battle for control of the port itself. The drive forward from the beaches continues. The villages of Quineville, St Mer Eglise, St Sauveur and Barneville were all captured in the first great drive. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS - GS cruiser firing her guns. Various pans of ships approaching beach-head. Cruisers fire guns. Destroyer fires her guns. LS of explosions behind beaches. Destroyers fire broadside, LS explosion behind beaches. Various shots of Sherman tanks off LCTs, several angles. Sherman tanks through ruined street, also various shots of Yanks walking through streets. This is the cruiser "Orion". GV of ruined village. Yank infantry on march. Yanks lie on ground fire guns, artillery. (This is a line of them along ditch in road). Troops fire mortars from field. AFU - GV of house with smashed roof & burning. More shots of ruins, Americans clear streets of rubble. Jeeps over bridge built by Royal Engineers & up over mound of earth, into camera. American infantry march over rubble. Prisoners march through streets, various shots & pans.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Mass media; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Railways; Communications; War damage; Prisoners of war; Occupied territories; Navy; Animals; Engineering; Military
Footage sources
APS
Army Film Unit
Pathe
Royal Air Force
Card file number
44929
Credits:
Camera
J. L. Ramsden
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
263
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Cherbourg Drive', British Movietone News Issue No. 786, 26 Jun 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13149 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)