The Maginot Line

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2221

Date Released

27 Dec 1971

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Soldiers & Dolls
2. 2The Caronte Viaduct
3. 3The Motor Way Lights
4. 4The Maginot Line
5. 5Polish Stuntmen

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Maginot Line. DESCRIPTION: The invisible Maginot Line, or so they said. Sections of these fortifications come before the auctioneer, to be turned by private enterprise into hotels. SHOTLIST: GV French troops marching into battle. LS ditto over rough terrain. GV Maginot Line gun emplacement. MS Prince of Wales Edward VIII (in the 1930s) inspecting reinforced front line. MS enters gun emplacement. GV interior power station. MS interior telephone exchange. MS interior kitchen. CU troops eating. MS observer board. CU observer. MS row of shells. MS gun traversing. CU gun layer. GV gun fires. GV gun emplacement in 1971 overgrown. LS man tries to open door. GV interior auction. MS auctioneer. CU buyers. MS auctioneer. CU candle burns out. CU buyers pay for property bought. MS man inspects property outside. MS man walks through door. MS inspecting property. MS man looks through observation post.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Military

Locations

France

Footage sources

France

Card file number

97703

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

162

Story extras:

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