Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: V2 Secrets

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
855
Date Released
22 Oct 1945
Date submitted
18 Oct 1945
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: V2 Rockets Fired. DESCRIPTION: British investigators in Germany have been finding out the secrets of the V2 rockets. Several of them have been fired from Cuxhaven out over the North Sea. SHOTLIST: KS CU base of rocket. GV rocket, base of rocket commencing to fire, caused through rocket propulsion. Electrical wires connected to rocket fall away, rocket fired into air (slow motion). Rocket in flight, huge flame coming from rear of same. Another rocket takes off, various shots all angles, rocket out of camera and in flight.
Keywords
Weapons
Locations
Germany; Cuxhaven
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
46150
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
163
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: V2 Secrets', British Movietone News Issue No. 855, 22 Oct 1945. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13594 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)