Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Corsica Cleared
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
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- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 4
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Corsica Cleared. DESCRIPTION: French forces played a part in driving the Germans out of Corsica, the first "department" of France to be liberated. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Frenchmen on deck of warship. GS of destroyer T33, coming alongside quay, French troops disembarking, marching along quay, also streets. Also with them are Moroccans. Marching past destroyed bridge, very slap dash. Troops clear road obstructions, Jeep drives through into camera. Italian stretcher bearers, also Moroccans carrying stretchers. Travelling shot along roadway, passing Sherman tank. Sherman tank along road in & out of camera. De la Streta bridge blown up.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Weapons; War damage; Navy; Military
- Footage sources
- British Paramount
- Card file number
- 44161
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 115
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