Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Second Battle of Arnhem
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 5
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Second Battle of Arnhem. DESCRIPTION: The battle of Arnhem and the important Rhine crossing there has been fought again - and won. Film taken under fire in Arnhem tells its own story of street fighting among blazing buildings - of house-to-house searches and of mopping up. SHOTLIST: Cut story - LS & pan Arnhem under shellfire. Elevated shots of LCI & LCA on river. Transport on road passes Arnhem sign. Leicesters embark on LCMs. Canadian troops embark onto Buffaloes. Buffaloes on road. Shells bursting around Arnhem. Wrecked bridge at Arnhem. LCIs & LCMs on river. Troops of the Hallamshires (single file) pass along road. Tanks enter Arnhem. Houses burning - street fighting. Infantry run past burning houses. Crocodiles move along streets. Troops move along streets with bayonets under smoke screen. Searching house. GV grave of Airborne soldier.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Environment; Weapons; Fires; Explosions; War damage; Military
- Footage sources
- Army Film Unit
Canadian Film Unit
British Paramount
- Card file number
- 45681
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 167
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