DESERT WAR PART 1 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: DESERT WAR PART 1 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 4339-1
  • Other titles: AMATEUR FILM BY CAPTAIN LEONARD PERRY [Alternative Title]
  • Summary: Amateur film shot by Captain Leonard Perry, when commanding workshops of 524 Company RASC, records British advance across Western Desert after Battle of El Alamein in late 1942.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: AMATEUR FILM BY CAPTAIN LEONARD PERRY [Alternative Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: MGH 4339-1
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (MGH 4339-1)
  • Featured Period:
  • Production Date: 1942
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Perry, Leonard George1919-01-07 (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: Std 8mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 145 ft; Running time: 13 mins (at 16 fps)
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    MGH 4339-1

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