Title:RETURN TO FLANDERS : the story of a pilgrimage [Main Title]
Film Number:MGH 682
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Summary: Short film about the visit of a group of First World War veterans to Flanders in 1969.
Description: The film follows the last visit by the Norfolk and Norwich Ypres Association to Ypres and other Belgium battle sites, in 1969. There are shots of Ypres Cloth Hall; the Burgomaster of Ypres and the Aide-de-Camp of the Belgian King formally welcome the veterans. There are shots of the Menin Gate Memorial, the Tyne Cot Cemetery and of Century Wood. The last post is played over slow pans across acres of British war graves.
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Colour:Colour
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Object_Number:MGH 682
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
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Production Date:1969
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Norfolk and Norwich Ypres Association (Production company)
Kenten, David C (Production individual)
Kenten, David C (Production individual)
Robson, Michael (Production cast)
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Keywords: Belgium (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 16mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 420 ft; Running time: 12 mins
