News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Gaumont British News

Issue

Issue No.

670

Date Released

6 Jun 1940

Length of issue (in feet)

800

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. France is Ready for Battle
• 2. The Epic of Dunkirk
• 3. The Epic of Dunkirk including
• 4. The Epic of Dunkirk including
• 5. The Epic of Dunkirk including
• 6. The Epic of Dunkirk including
• 7. The Epic of Dunkirk including
• 8. Go to It
• *New South Wales Amateur Golf Title Championship
• *Motor Car Race at Tripoli
• *Self Sealing Tank Demonstrated
• *Horse Race for the Emperor’s Cup in Italy

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 8

Summary

Including French troops in sandbagged positions. Bridge blown up. German prisoners under armed guard. Bombed red cross train. Burning buildings. Peasant woman rescues her pigs from blazing farm. Column of smoke. Fighting in the air

Keywords

Aviation; Fires; War damage; Animals; Military

Length of story (in feet)

119

Story extras:

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Production Documents

• Commentary

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Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

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Phone

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Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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