Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Italy - The Last Offensive

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
829
Date Released
22 Apr 1945
Date submitted
18 Apr 1945
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: "No Smoke Without ... "
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Italy - The Last Offensive
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: In the Wake of the Hun
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: 2,000,000 Since D-Day
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Second Battle of Arnhem

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Italy - Last Offensive. DESCRIPTION: Pictures of the 8th Army attack on the Senio river line in Northern Italy. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Mahrattas march single file along road. Artillery fired in open fields. Allied troops, British & Indian dig in, laying on ground. GV battlefield. Infantry out of ditches, background shell bursts on banks of River Senio. Various shots of Crocodiles in action, flame-throwers advance ahead of troops, rather impressive. German prisoners brought in, flame-throwers advance through woods, firing same as they go.
Keywords
Environment; Weapons; Prisoners of war; Military
Footage sources
Army Film Unit
Rota
Card file number
45682
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
91
Story extras:
Film clip

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