World Pictorial News

Dates

1940 - 1946

Category

Newsreel - World War 2 series

History

The War Pictorial News ran from September 1940 until October 1945, when its name was changed to the World Pictorial News. The War Pictorial News was released by the Cairo office of the Ministry of Information, and distributed to all Allied troops stationed in the Middle East. It carried many stories from the domestic British newsreels, but its geographical location also gave it early access to certain stories released from the USSR. It was released with a special commentary in either English, French or Arabic. Under the title World Pictorial News it continued to be distributed in occupied territories until August 1946.

Provenance

The database is compiled from documents in the Slade History Film Register, which includes information from the Imperial War Museum and some viewing notes.

Films in this series can be obtained from:

Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

film@iwm.org.uk

Web

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5379

Address

Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ

Notes

The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.

Series held

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