Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Allies Break Through in Normandy

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
792
Date Released
7 Aug 1944
Date submitted
3 Aug 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The King in Italy
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Allies Break Through in Normandy

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 2
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Allies Break Through in Normandy. DESCRIPTION: The occupation of Coutances by American troops was a clear pointer to the way things were going on the Western front. The British, advancing south of Caumont, began their break-through drive in the direction of Vire. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Sherman tanks also trailers through streets of Periers. Shermans along country roads. GV Coutances Cathedral. GV of Coutances. Army transport, tanks etc. through streets of Avranches. American troops through streets of Avranches. Elevated shots of Shermans through streets of Avranches. On British sector, GV of Caumont, tanks through streets. AFU - British infantry through streets. Aerial shots (pans) of Periers. Coutances, & Lessay. Formations of Lancasters, aerial shots SE Caumont of bombing with fragmentation bombs, shots of explosions. More aerial shots of above three towns. LS of Typhoons in action. Bren Carriers & British troops on move, into camera. Cromwells & Churchills in country on move. LS ammunition dump exploding. Several POW brought in. GV of Caumont area, also some very good scenes of battlefield with smoke rising through shelling - very good.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Mass media; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Fires; Communications; Displaced persons; War damage; Prisoners of war; Censorship; Occupied territories; Engineering; Military; Religion and belief
Footage sources
APS
Army Film Unit
British Paramount
Pathe
Royal Air Force Film Unit [RAFFU]
Card file number
45005
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
231
Story extras:
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