Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Dnieper Onslaught
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- British Movietone News
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- 3 / 3
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- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dnieper Onslaught (Russian Nos 65/66/67/68). DESCRIPTION: The latest film from the Eastern Front shows the capture of Zaporozhe, which was a strong centre of resistance created by the Germans in defence of the Dnieper Line. The Russians have now driven the Nazis back from Stalingrad 850 miles to Luck in Poland. Crossing the Dnieper was carried out by bridge and boat, under continuous fire. SHOTLIST: Cut story - GV of Dnieper River. Guns, heavy artillery on banks firing. Russian officer gives order of "fire" (silent). Explosions around artillery. LS of battle area. Small artillery firing. Tanks advance across plains. CU tank passing camera. Various shots of tank trap trenches, also being filled in by Russians. Burning town of Zaporozhe pans of building ruins. Elevated shot of town. CU Stalin. Night shots Moscow guns firing salute. Map of Russian Front, shows 850 miles from Stalingrad to Luck, Poland. Shots of explosions in Dnieper. Artillery on banks firing. Russian infantry run to boat, push off from shore. GV of heavy artillery being pontooned across river. Various shots of troops running over beaches, being sniped. Through smoke screens. Several shots of Dnieper Dam & ruins of same. CU Vatutin (General). Tanks on road pass civilians, infantry march past, & shot along road, into camera. Transport & motorised troops along road. Tanks cross fields, & line transport out of camera. Artillery on banks fired. Rocket guns firing, & smoke rising with rocket guns firing through same.
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- Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Death; Communications; Ceremonies; Postal services; War damage; Propaganda; Prisoners of war; Animals; Engineering; Military
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- Ministry of Information
- Card file number
- 44567
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 333
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