Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Retribution!
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 2
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Retribution - Daylight Raid. DESCRIPTION: To appreciate the changes that have happened to Berlin in the last few years we look back to the 1930’s when Hitler was at the peak of his triumphs. Berlin has now become the most bombed city in the world and the United States 8th Army Air Force has recently carried out another heavy raid. SHOTLIST: Cut story - (Library - Elevated shot of Hitler’s car driving through crowded streets. Various shots all angles of Hitler standing in car driving through crowds of hysterical people. Elevated shot of colossal crowds. SCU of Hitler standing in car. Night shots of crowds in Berlin. Goering drives through streets seated in car. Hitler on balcony, below huge crowds, Goering joins him. Night shots of firework display). Fade to American 8th Flying Fortresses flying in formation, leave vapour trails, various aerial shots. Aerial shots of Berlin, smoking & burning. Library - Shots of "Big Three" at Tehran. CU Churchill, Stalin & Roosevelt, individually & together. Bombs falling, also in cut story.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Aviation; Fires; Conferences; Ceremonies; War damage; Military
- Locations
- Berlin
- Footage sources
- 8th USAAF
Library
- Card file number
- 45505
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 279
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