Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Martyrdom of Oradour

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
807A
Date Released
23 Nov 1944
Date submitted
Nov 1944
Date submitted
17 Nov 1944
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Martyrdom of Oradour. DESCRIPTION: Nearly the whole population of the small French town of Oradour Sur Glane was wiped out by Germans on the 10th June 1944. The men were shot and the women and children machine gunned in the church, some were burnt alive. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Pan of Oradour-sur-Glane, France. CU signpost of the above. Various shots of completely ruined village, this being done by the Germans, all population were shot, one who escaped shows couple of Allies over remains of village. Interior shot of ruined church. GV of window of church. Various angle shots of French civilians at the graves of the dead. Flowers placed on graves.
Keywords
Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; War damage; Occupied territories; Crime; Military
Footage sources
FFFU
Card file number
45290
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
67
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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Martyrdom of Oradour', British Movietone News Issue No. 807A, 23 Nov 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13290 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)