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War’s Devastation

Series

Series Name
Topical Budget / War Office Official Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.
310-1
Date Released
1 Aug 1917
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1War’s Devastation
  2. 2Prisoner’s Toilet
  3. 3French Tanks
  4. 4The Champagne Region
  5. 5Pacifists Routed at Brotherhood Church

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
[SUBTITLE]: "German prisoners employed in reconstruction work at Ribécourt 35 Kilometres behind the firing line." German prisoners on building site. Elsewhere, group of them walk past camera with tents on either side of the picture in the grounds of a large house. Lining up beside tents. Prisoners at work in town street with partially ruined hotel behind them. Close shot of them with rocks, bricks and hammers outside building. Putting up panels onto wooden frame of building under construction. Pan left to show men sawing wood. Men operating large lathe [?]. Men sawing.
Keywords
Industry and manufacture; Prisoners of war
Length of story (in feet)
82

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
Email
film@iwm.org.uk
Web
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film
Phone
020 7416 5291
Fax
020 7416 5379
Address
Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ
Notes
The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.
Series held
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Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk
Web
http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
Series held
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