Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Sea Takes Charge

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

771

Date Released

13 Mar 1944

Date submitted

7 Mar 1944

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Monty Greets Second Front Troops
2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Sea Takes Charge
3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bigger and Better
4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: America over Berlin

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Sea Takes Charge - Prison Ship Wrecked. DESCRIPTION: An "LST" out from Anzio with German prisoners onboard was driven onto rocks and foundered. Fourteen lives were lost on British, four American and nine German. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Various shots of LST on rocks, with heavy seas running. This was shot at 6 o’clock in the morning. Most of the shot being dawn shots. American, British & German prisoners abandon ship, some by raft attached to rope make for the rocks. Shot of ships mast showing above water, the sudden sinking being caused by explosion. The sea was very rough.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Environment; Explosions; Prisoners of war; Crime; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Italy; Anzio

Footage sources

Army Film Unit

Card file number

44635

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

67

Story extras:

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