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

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

716

Date Released

22 Feb 1943

Date submitted

18 Feb 1943

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Haile Selassie’s New Army on Parade
2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Versatile Wellingtons
3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Stalingrad Debacle

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Stalingrad Debacle (Russian Newsreels Nos 83, 84, 86 & 89). DESCRIPTION: Soviet newsfilm shows the great victory at Stalingrad and the fighting in surrounding areas. How the Red Army succeeded in driving back the Nazis and taking thousands of prisoners. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Russian infantry advancing over snow covered plain, in shell holes firing rifles. Tanks advancing followed by infantry. Russian planes in formation bombing enemy, bombs dropping & hits registered. Pan of captured airfield showing various German planes all Focke Wulfs. CU Ammunition belts lying in cockpit. Cavalry riding past captured planes. Tanks advancing along road, pan of railway, shows material left by Germans, Russians loading onto carts. Several angle shots of armoured train (on Bryansk Front) steaming along track. CU officers looking out of hatch. CU breech, & guns firing. Russian troops chalking numbers on hundred of captured booty (all types). Various CU of prisoners, also CU of feet stamping same to keep warm. Russian soldiers in captured German felt boots parading up & down in front of comrades. Various angle shots of prisoners marching in endless lines. These are excellent shots of prisoners. Tank passing prisoners, also escorted by soldiers on foot. LS of prisoners passing out of camera. All this is shot under snow.

Keywords

Politics and government; Mass media; Vehicles; Weather; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Railways; Death; Horses; Social welfare; War damage; Propaganda; Prisoners of war; Animals; Military

Footage sources

Ministry of Information

Card file number

43418

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

293

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