Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The New Churchills
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 3
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Massed Churchill Tank Parade A.245/3. DESCRIPTION: The new Churchill is a powerful "infantry" tank, heavily armoured, fast and equipped with formidable weapons for attack. SHOTLIST: Churchill Tanks mounted with 6 pounder guns & also 2 pounder. Tanks across country into camera en masse. 3 scenes. Long shot of tanks in three triangular leaguer formations [sic]. Tanks in 3 lines moving across field. 3 scenes. Elevated shot of tanks on move. Long shot of tanks assembled. MS tanks moving through bracken. Tanks through bracken en masse. 2 scenes. Tanks single file. 3 scenes. CU Churchill tank. CU tank looking backwards along line of tanks following. Tanks in camera en masse. 2 scenes. Tanks out of camera. 1 scene. Tanks into camera. 1 scene. CU Tank. Tanks moving across bracken. 1 scene. You will notice that these (some of them) Churchill Tanks mount a 6 pounder & 2 pounder gun.
- Keywords
- Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Military
- Footage sources
- Army Film Unit
- Card file number
- 42855
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 47
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