Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Rommel "About Face"
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 3
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rommel About Face. DESCRIPTION: The news that General Montgomery had won the first round and the Eighth Army had smashed its way through was an inspiration to those at home. SHOTLIST: Alexander talking over map with officers also Rommel talking to his officers. Tanks going forward with explosions all around them, pan shot of tanks. Planes in formation, armoured lorries advancing, bren carriers. Motor loads of German troops (prisoners). Italian troops running. MS Mussolini with Hitler. Royal Navy torpedo an Axis ship. Captured german guns and tanks. Prisoners and other booty. Our troops passing German dead and burning wreckage.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Fires; Death; War damage; Prisoners of war; Navy; Military
- Footage sources
- Library
Ministry of Information
- Card file number
- 43068
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 130
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