The Armies of the Allies

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

272-2

Date Released

11 Nov 1916

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Armies of the Allies
2. 2Lancashire Vtc
3. 3King Albert’s Band
4. 4The Lord Mayor’s Show
5. 5The Lord Mayor

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "An interesting group of the nationalities fighting the Central Powers in the Balkans. British, French, Russian, Italian, Serbian, Indian, Cretan, Senegalese, Greek, and Anammite [sic] type of soldiers." Awkwardly posed group (in a V-shape) of soldiers posed for the camera, each a representative of the various races fighting for the Allies in the Balkans. An officer hands out cigarettes to them and they all light one another’s cigarettes. They march in a line past the camera.

Keywords

Military

Credits:

Camera

Ariel L. Varges

Length of story (in feet)

67

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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