Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Stalingrad’s Reply

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
703A
Date Released
26 Nov 1942
Date submitted
19 Nov 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Stalingrad’s Reply
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Italy Gets It
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: "Post Early"

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Heroic Stalingrad. DESCRIPTION: The months the German Army has been bombarding Stalingrad but the Russians have held on and now the Nazis are in retreat. SHOTLIST: Night shots: Blazing buildings. Day: tanks through streets. Man carries Double Bass out of wrecked building. Ack Ack gun firing at formation of planes. Russian Hurricanes past camera in flight. Crashed German planes. GS River Volga with Russian convoys across bridge. Ruins of Stalingrad seen from across River. Various shots Russian troops running over rubble in the city. Tanks over plains. Map of Stalingrad and army movement arrow. Russian Artillery firing. Many guns and explosions. Excellent shots. Russian troops running across snow covered open plain. Wrecked guns. Dead Germans litter ground. Lt General Brotov? and other Russian Generals inc. Rokossovsky smoking cigarettes. Artillery in city firing point blank at buildings. VG shots of action in the streets. Germans leaving buildings with white flag. Russian News Reel No 72 & 73
Keywords
Ships and boats; Vehicles; Weather; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Aircraft; Death; War damage; Propaganda; Military
Footage sources
Ministry of Information
Card file number
43115
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
210
Story extras:
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