Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Libya Offensive
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- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
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- Story No. within this Issue
- 7 / 7
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tobruk Carries On. DESCRIPTION: The gallant defenders of Tobruk have made history by with standing a thirty three week siege. When the big push into Libya began the Tobrukers broke out and are now set to join up with their comrades in the Eighth army. SHOTLIST: Shot of a patrol cutting through barbed wire. Two men with a Bren Gun in a gun pit. Australians coming toward camera. Shells burst all round as Aussies lie low. Shot of 25 pounders firing. Also trench mortars. Aussies carrying man on stretcher. AA guns firing at planes which are invisible. Planes bomb our vehicles. 4.5’s in action. More bombs exploding in the desert. Shot of German plane blazing. Men of Tank Corps coming out of dug-out. They get into tank. Shot of Matildas - breat [sic] ahead position. Various other shots of tanks. Shot of armoured car moving. Men racing across the desert. CU of three Aussies coming toward camera. CU of head of Aussie with hat on. Three other CU of men without hats.
- Keywords
- Vehicles; Health and medicine; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Fires; Explosions; War damage; Military
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 41656
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 92
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