Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: News from Britain and Japan - Hiroshima Anniversary

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

897

Date Released

12 Aug 1946

Date submitted

8 Aug 1946

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Story of Prize Food Ship
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: News from Britain and Japan - Regency Cricket
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: News from Britain and Japan - Princess Honoured at Druid Ceremony
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: News from Britain and Japan - Hiroshima Anniversary
5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bomb No 5

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hiroshima. DESCRIPTION: A year after the atomic bomb Hiroshima is still little more than a skeleton and clearing the ruins still goes on. SHOTLIST: KS Aerial views of Hiroshima. Various aerial views and pans of devastation at Hiroshima. Few houses erected. Few crowds in streets - boarding tram and hanging on tram. More shots of devastation and Japs clearing up the same. Children in school.

Keywords

Weapons; War damage; Nuclear energy

Footage sources

USM?

Card file number

47310

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

77

Story extras:

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