Americans Going over the Top
Series
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 5
- Summary
- [SUBTITLE]: "The actual advance of men and tanks at Montdidier where 170 prisoners were captured." Panning shot of flat grassy area, looking from behind at heads of a long line of American troops crouched in trench in the middle distance. Armoured vehicle in far distance passes before them. They get up out of what is a low trench and move forward [i.e. away from the camera]. Second shot with jump cuts as they walk onward. More troops follow behind, passing close by the camera position.
- Keywords
- Vehicles; Military
- Length of story (in feet)
- 60
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Film Archive
- Name
- Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
- 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
- View all series held by Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
- 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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