Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Elimination of Dresden

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
820A
Date Released
22 Feb 1945
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: Raid on Dresden - Night and Day. DESCRIPTION: Flying Forts of the 8th American Army Air Force were on their way to Dresden, as a follow up for the night raid which had been carried out by the RAF. When the Royal Air Force went to Dresden on the night of 13th/14th February, their force consisted of more than eight hundred Lancasters and other heavy bombers. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Various aerials of Flying Fortresses in formation - leaving many condensation trails - shots from all angles. Over Dresden in daylight, 500lb bombs falling - smoking city - formations over clouds. Various shots of Dresden from the air. Back in England Lancasters take off. Over target covered completely by cloud - night shots of city fires raging, inferno, various shots of city burning.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weapons; Aviation; Aircraft; Fires; Explosions; War damage; Military
Footage sources
Royal Air Force Film Unit [RAFFU]
United States Army Air Force [USAAF]
Card file number
45531
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
165
Story extras:
Film clip

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
AP Archive
Email
info@aparchive.com
Web
http://www.movietone.com
Phone
+44 (0)20 7482 7482
Series held
View all series held by AP Archive

How to cite this record

'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Elimination of Dresden', British Movietone News Issue No. 820A, 22 Feb 1945. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13380 (Accessed 02 Mar 2025)