Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Cassino Monastery Remembrance Tree Planted

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1027

Date Released

7 Feb 1949

Date Other

Feb 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Canada - Anthony Eden in Toronto
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Governor-General Opens Parliament
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Navy Tests Arctic Equipment
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Cassino Monastery Remembrance Tree Planted
5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Finding an Adonis
6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Whitehall Chars’ Mop March

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Planting Olive Tree. DESCRIPTION: Mr James Dunn, US Ambassador, plants an olive tree in the ruins of the above. The Monastery was heavily bombed in 1944. SHOTLIST: KS LS ruined Abbey. Several ruins shots. American Ambassador Mr James Dunn arrives walks over ruins to where tree is to be planted. Shots of him planting olive tree. FLASHBACK - Library material aerial shots of bombing of Monte Cassino, various angles, very good material.

Keywords

Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies

Locations

Monte Cassino Abbey

Footage sources

France
Library

Card file number

51426

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

110

Story extras:

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