Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: St Nazaire Evacuation

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
817A
Date Released
1 Feb 1945
Date submitted
29 Jan 1945
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Evacuation of St Nazaire. DESCRIPTION: Before French civilians could be evacuated from German held St Nazaire the railway line had to be repaired. A truce was arranged whilst the repair took place and the French civilians eventually reached Nantes. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. French engineers repair railway line, various shots. German officer. Captain Mueller, & French Lt Homel, shake hands. Germans & the French meet at a small station. Cordemias, German soldier waves train in. Various shots of French women & children mostly in box-type coaches. German Guard being relieved by French guard. German officers & French on friendly terms, chat over cigarette. The train has come from St Nazaire. Train leaves for Nantes, elevated shots of city of Nantes, also showing Cathedral in background. French evacuees, off train, & into camera assisted by nurses to finish.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Railways; Displaced persons; Occupied territories; Evacuees; Engineering; Military
Footage sources
APS
British Paramount
Card file number
45483
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
117
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: St Nazaire Evacuation', British Movietone News Issue No. 817A, 1 Feb 1945. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13363 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)