BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS ISSUE 752A (4 NOVEMBER 1943)

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: NMV 752 A).

Synopsis

I. "Russia - Extracts from the Great Story." Abandoned German material, including a "Schneider Chalon sur Saone" nameplate. Central item is forming of National Committee of Free Germany to include German workers and representatives of POWs. Sullen looking German officers, in uniform and some with Iron Cross medals, sit in a hall in Moscow listening to a speaker standing in front of a slogan on the wall "Fuer ein freies unabhaengiges Deutschland", then sign the manifesto which "calls on the German army to renounce Hitler and all he stands for." Extract ends with Red Army soldiers beating off a counter-attack (two approaching soldiers shot down) and artillery fire.

II. "Personalities - Lord Linlithgow, Lord Louis, Mr Eden." a. Ex-Viceroy of India returns to England. b. Mountbatten arrives in India as new C-in-C, welcomed by Auchinleck, Peirse and Somerville. c. Eden visits tank crews in Middle East with General Wilson; confers with Nahas Pasha.

III. "Under Fire." US Army air cadets lie prone as plane drops chalk bombs, simulating real conditions.

IV. "Strafing and blasting the Japs." Lightnings and Mitchells attack Japanese bases in New Guinea.

 

Titles

  • BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS ISSUE 752A (4 NOVEMBER 1943)
 

Technical Data

Year:
1943
Running Time:
7 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm
Colour:
B&W
Sound:
Sound
Footage:
632 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB
commentary
Mitchell, Leslie
Production company
British Movietone News