War and the Camera with commentary by Lionel Gamlin: Road to Benghazi
Series
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 3
- Section Title
- War and the Camera with commentary by Lionel Gamlin
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: ‘On the Road to Benghazi’ WO No A283/1/2/3/4. DESCRIPTION: The latest pictures from Libya show the quiet occupation of Barce a sizeable town on the road to Benghazi. The Eighth Army got the railway working again, bringing supplies to forward bases. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Starts at Barce. Grants passing and out of camera. CU ‘V’ sign on wall, panning down to Nazi flag on ground. Armoured car tows artillery past camera. Various shots of natives, taken from inside building, looking at tower where Union Jack is flying. Several angle shots of damaged bridge, and engineer working on same; damaged tracks. Soldiers locating mines; look down shot of railway unloading goods onto army lorries. Photo of Mussolini on muddy road, track of tank run over same, also mud thrown at it. Army, including Grants entering Benghazi. Angle shots of avenue. Natives barter with troops for eggs. CUs natives and soldiers, also a sailor. GS Benghazi harbour and pan showing several ships burning. Also damaged hole. CU three eggs being fried. Pan of harbour. Mine taken out of ground and carried away.
- Keywords
- Ethnic groups; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Music and dance; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Food and cooking; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Railways; Business and commerce; Fires; War damage; Prisoners of war; Navy; Engineering; Military; Religion and belief
- Footage sources
- Army Film Unit
Pathe
- Card file number
- 43190
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 131
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