YPRES - THE SHELL SHATTERED CITY OF FLANDERS (1916) [Main Title]

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  • Title: YPRES - THE SHELL SHATTERED CITY OF FLANDERS (1916) [Main Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 206
  • Other titles: OFFICIAL PICTURES OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE - SECOND SERIES [Series Title]
  • Summary: Damage to the town of Ypres, Western Front, February 1916.
  • Description: A panorama of the city. Views of the main square taken from the area of Hellfire Corner. The Cloth Hall, most of it still intact. Exterior and interior scenes of the cathedral, showing the west door and the fact that the organ has been destroyed. British soldiers pet two black and white puppies abandoned in the ruins.
  • Alternative Title: OFFICIAL PICTURES OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE - SECOND SERIES [Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: IWM 206
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1916-03
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office (Production sponsor) British Topical Committee for War Films (Production company) Malins, Geoffrey H (Production individual) Tong, Edward G (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:
  • Keywords: destruction, Belgian military - area: artillery bombardment (object name) animals, mammals: dog (object name) 01/3(4-15).5 (event) Hell Fire Corner, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium (geography) Cloth Hall, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium (geography) Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: English Subtitle language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 299 ft; Running time: 5 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    IWM 206

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