THE NORFOLK REGIMENT [Main Title]

Metadata

  • Title: THE NORFOLK REGIMENT [Main Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 408
  • Other titles: THE BRITISH REGIMENTS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: A pierrot show by men of the Norfolk Regiment, Western Front, autumn 1917.
  • Description: The audience for the open-air show is also from the Norfolk Regiment. The pierrots are called "The Holy Boys", the nickname of the Norfolk Regiment (from its cap badge), and include a drag act.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1918-02
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Cinema Committee (Production sponsor) Topical Film Company (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Norfolk Regiment (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: recreation, British military - theatre (object name) 01/3(4-15).7 (event) France (geography) Belgium (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 102 ft; Running time: 2 mins
  • Notes: Title: this is taken from the shotsheet Summary: this is most probably an extract from the complete film. See also IWM 388 and the rest of the series
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    IWM 408

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