France ActualitÉs. No 23

Synopsis

This issue of the Vichy newsreel released in May 1944 shows: 1) Ruins of historical and religious monuments and ordinary housing throughout France ‘devastated by those who call themselves our liberators’; 2) Pétain visits Nancy, Épinal and Dijon and receives a rapturous welcome. This is put forward as proof that the French consider him the legal head of the French Government and the sole head of France; 3) Von Runstedt, Rommel, Sperrie and Krancke confer inside the Prince of Wales hotel. Armoured warfare in the Crimea. At the end faces of Aryan prisoners are contrasted with smiling Teutonic warriors ‘determined to fight to the death against Bolshevism’.

Language

English

Country

France

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 10 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1944

Availability

Special loan only

Documentation

A commentary translation is provided.

Subjects

History

Keywords

France; newsreel films; World War II

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Distributor

Name

Imperial War Museum

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5299

Address

Department of Film
Lambeth Road
London
SE1 6HZ

Notes

Address for video sales: Duxford, Cambridgeshire CB2 4QR