Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Italy Wide Open
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 4
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Italy Wide Open. DESCRIPTION: Daylight air raids are being carried out on Italy, the targets including docks and shipping. The RAF and the Americans have been paying special attention to the island of Pantelleria. SHOTLIST: Cut story - GS of Flying Fortress. Aerial shot of Naples. Bombs falling slow motion, hits on harbours, & Fortress hit, leaves trail of smoke from one engine. More bombs falling. Aerial shots of parts of Pantelleria. Bostons flying through flak & aerial pan of island, shows coastline, bombs falling inland. Hits registering on aerodrome, & smoke rising. Bostons in flight.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Fires; War damage; Military; Newsreels
- Locations
- Naples; Pantelleria
- Footage sources
- United States of America
Movietone
Universal
- Card file number
- 43740
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 133
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