News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

40/46

Date Released

6 Jun 1940

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. The Queen and the ATS
• 2. The King Visits Small Arms Factory
• 3. With the Air Force
• 4. SS President Roosevelt Sails for USA
• 5. Frightfulness from the Air
• 6. Evacuation of the BEF
• *Golf Championship
• *Motor Race in Tripoli
• *Self Sealing Tank
• *Horse Race in Italy
• *Putting Green Opened

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

Greatest epic of the war, including BEF Evacuation from Dunkirk. BEF & French troops at British port. Lord Gort back home. Men of the BEF wading out from Dunkirk beaches.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Military

Locations

United Kingdom; Dunkirk

Length of story (in feet)

348

Story extras:

Film clip

Pathe Icon Pathé

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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Film Archive

Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE

Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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