SHIPS IN MALTA; ARCHBISHOP OF WESTMINSTER VISITS MALTA

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: AYY 193/42).

Synopsis

18 Aug 1944. American and British escort carriers and destroyers enter the Grand Harbour, Valletta prior to the invasion of the south of France. Various shots of English, French and American ships. Activity on the flight deck of HMS Emperor, one of the British escort carriers.

21 Aug 1944. His Grace Archbishop Bernard Griffin arrives at Luqa Airfield from Rome and is met by various service chiefs. He later visits the 1st Coast Regiment, Royal Malta Artillery and meets officers of the regiment and looks around the fort. He is accompanied by Archbishop Gonzi on a tour of Valletta. He tours Malta's dockyard. He visits Senglea and then St John's Cathedral, Valletta to take a services mass.

Scenes in Malta, August 1944.

 

Titles

  • SHIPS IN MALTA; ARCHBISHOP OF WESTMINSTER VISITS MALTA (Allocated)
Series Title:
BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
 

Technical Data

Year:
1944
Running Time:
11 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm
Colour:
B&W
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
1010 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB
cameraman
Cotter, J R (Lieutenant)
Production company
War Office Film Unit