To Rebuild a Battlefield

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2023A
Date Released
14 Mar 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: To Rebuild a Battlefield. DESCRIPTION: In contrast to the vast mass of war machinery poured into Vietnam, Britain sends construction equipment to help repair the ravages of conflict. SHOTLIST: Trucking shot from road-roller at factory at Grantham. GV road-roller past up hill. CU road roller past up hill. BS road-roller climbing hill. CU ditto trucking shot from road-roller. LAS road roller past. MCU tractor shovel at work removing earth. CU driver at controls. MS tractor shovel lifting earth. Trucking shot from tractor shovel as it turns to dump earth into lorry. CU as it dumps earth into lorry. MLS dumper truck at work. CU driver at controls. MCU as he turns seat around to face in opposite direction. MS as truck dumps earth. LAS construction equipment on lorry. GV ditto. LS two lorries drive out through gates carrying construction equipment for despatch to Vietnam.
Keywords
Vehicles; Industry and manufacture
Locations
England; Lincolnshire; Grantham
Card file number
93312
Credits:
Camera
John Mould
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
102
Story extras:
Film clip

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'To Rebuild a Battlefield', British Movietone News Issue No. 2023A, 14 Mar 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27291 (Accessed 17 Jun 2025)