Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Battle for Imphal
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- 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: Battle for Imphal. DESCRIPTION: British and Indian forces have been fighting the Japanese at Imphal on the Burmese border for many weeks. The Japanese are now in retreat having suffered many casualties. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Convoy of mules winding their way up hill. Elevated pan of type of country, hilly, wooded etc. Army transport on road, also Bren Carrier and tanks. Stationary Sherman tanks firing their guns. LS of fires burning in valley and smoke rising. Indian troops (Sikhs) march past tanks. Indian stretcher bearers carry wounded. British inspect dozens of dead Japs lying about in wooded areas.
- Keywords
- Vehicles; Health and medicine; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Transport; Death; Prisoners of war; Occupied territories; Animals; Military; Scenery and travel
- Footage sources
- Gaumont
- Card file number
- 44798
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 101
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