PRISONERS [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: PRISONERS [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 374/4/2
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Some of the hundreds of prisoners taken by the New Zealand Corps during their attack on the Mareth Line on the night of 21 March.
  • Description: Prisoners on the march. A panoramic shot showing the vast number of prisoners. Close-up of the tramping feet.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AYY 374/4/2
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-03-22
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Morris, R H (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: New Zealand Army (regiment/service) German Army (Third Reich), Afrika Korps (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Tunisia (geography) Tunisia 1942-1943, North Africa, Second World War (event) North Africa 1939-1945 (theme) Prisoners of War, North Africa 1939-1945 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 100 ft; Running time: 1 min
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