Thirty Years Ago

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2101

Date Released

8 Sep 1969

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1On the Water
2. 2Diy
3. 3Rolls for Air Race Men
4. 4Rocket on Rails
5. 5Thirty Years Ago

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Thirty Years Ago. DESCRIPTION: 3rd September - thirty years ago - Britain is at War with Nazi Germany. In picture and Sound we remember the terrible yet exhilarating climax to the long hot summer of 1939. Possibly the most memorable date in modern history - the end of an era, the end of all those centuries when man could go to war in the expectation of victory without his own as well as his adversaries annihilation. SHOTLIST: No shot list.

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Library

Card file number

95132A

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

266

Story extras:

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