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First World War U-Boat

Subtitle
Magische G¸rtel, Der
Synopsis
Two newly restored World War 1 films, DER MAGISCHE G‹RTEL ('The Enchanted Circle’) (1917, 44 min), and THE EXPLOITS OF A GERMAN SUBMARINE ('U-35’) OPERATING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN (1919, 34 min). The former is the authentic filmed account of a single voyage by the submarine ‘U-35’ under the command of submarine act Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière; the latter a British editing of DER MAGISCHE G‹RTEL,
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 78 min.
Year of production
1919
Availability
Sale
Documentation
Accompanying 211-page guide ‘First World War U-Boat’, edited by Roger Smither, preface by Kevin Brownlow (IWM, 2000).
Subjects
History
Keywords
submarines; World War 1

Sponsor

Name

Imperial War Museum

Name

Lloyd’s Register of Shipping

Distributor

Name

Imperial War Museum,

Email
iwmshop@iwm.org.uk
Web
http://www.iwmshop.org.uk External site opens in new window
Phone
01223 499 345
Fax
01223 839 688
Address
Online Shop
IWM Duxford
Cambs
CB22 4QR
Notes
A range of CD and DVD titles covering the two World Wars, as well as more general aviation and naval topics. Many are compilations of films from the IWM’s own collection.
Name

Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, 71 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 4BS, te. 020 7709 9166, fax 020 7488 4796

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