Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The End of Musso

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
835A
Date Released
7 Jun 1945
Date submitted
7 Jun 1945
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: End of Mussolini. DESCRIPTION: In Milan the bodies of Mussolini and his mistress were kicked and abused by Italians. After the mob had been dispersed by firemen their bodies were hung upside down outside a petrol station. SHOTLIST: KS Milan Cathedral. German soldiers in lorries leave city, drive through crowds of jeering people, crowds hit Germans as they pass. Shots of crowds booing etc. Italian with rifle attempts to hit a German with the butt. Crowds gathered in public square, in centre of same lies Mussolini & mistress’s bodies, various of same. Italians kicking them etc. Firemen called in to disperse crowds, play water on them. Shots of Mussolini & mistress hanging upside down, with crowds surging round.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Weapons; Death; Riots; Crime; Military
Locations
Milan
Footage sources
USM?
Card file number
45822
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The End of Musso', British Movietone News Issue No. 835A, 7 Jun 1945. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13474 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)