CUT IN SHOTS FOR TUNISIAN CAMPAIGN FILM FOR PINEWOOD USE ONLY [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: CUT IN SHOTS FOR TUNISIAN CAMPAIGN FILM FOR PINEWOOD USE ONLY [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 451/2
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Tunisian and Moroccan troops on a training exercise at Pont du Fahs and Zaghouan.
  • Description: Tunisian Arab troops washing their kit at Pont du Fahs. A section of French troops cleaning a French Light Machine Gun at Pont du Fahs. A French mechanic working on the engine of a truck. Men of the Tirailleurs Marocains in cover in a trench. The white French officer instructs the sergeant in methods to be used in advancing across open country. Close-up of the officer and sergeant. Panning shot of the infantry advancing in sections until they take cover in a cornfield. Close-ups of Moroccan troops. View of Zaghouan from the main approach.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-05-18
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Meyer (Sergeant) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Free French Army (regiment/service) Free French Army, Tirailleurs Tunisiens (regiment/service) Free French Army, Tirailleurs Marocains (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Pont du Fahs, Tunisia (geography) Zaghouan, Tunisia (geography) Tunisia 1942-1943, North Africa, Second World War (event) 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: 393 ft; Running time: 4 mins
  • Notes:
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    AYY 451/2

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