Movietone’s War Time News: The Watch on the Rhine - Life Behind the French Front Line

Issue No.

560A

Date Released

29 Feb 1940

Date submitted

26 Feb 1940

Stories in this Issue:

Story No. within this Issue: 9 / 9
Section Title: Movietone’s War Time News
Summary: MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Inside the Maginot Line. DESCRIPTION: Inside the Maginot Line with the French troops who man it. SHOTLIST: Cooks prepare the food and the soldiers eat it. In a blockhouse, a poilu checks the guns and ammunition. Watch On The Rhine - CARD 38401 Various shots of the casements on both banks of the river. A pet goat is kept and the soldier dig trenches and do their washing. On the German side an umbrella has been hung from a flag staff and on our side on effigy of Hitler has been erected. Bullet holes of Bosch activity with snipers.
Keywords: Entertainment and leisure; Food and cooking; Weapons; Animals; Military
Locations: Germany; River Rhine; Maginot Line
Footage sources: France
Card file number: 38399
Length of story (in feet): 84
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'Movietone’s War Time News: The Watch on the Rhine - Life Behind the French Front Line', British Movietone News Issue No. 560A, 29 Feb 1940. http://bufvc.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10656 (Accessed 21 Sep 2024)