THE PRIME MINISTER OF GREAT BRITAIN VISITS CAEN (PART 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THE PRIME MINISTER OF GREAT BRITAIN VISITS CAEN (PART 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 91-1
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  • Summary:
  • Description: During a brief visit to Caen, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Mr Winston Churchill, accompanied by General Montgomery, C-in-C 21st Army, and Lieutenant-General Dempsey, GOC 2nd Army, stops off to inspect the two Class 40 Bailey bridges built over the Bassin de l'Orne by the 5th and 31st Field Companies, Royal Canadian Engineers. Riding in Montgomery's Humber staff car, "Old Faithful", the three men talk to Canadian sappers on "Churchill" bridge and then cross the Orne over "Winston" bridge where they meet more Canadian troops.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: A70 91-1
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-07-21
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor) Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Gross, A C (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Montgomery, Bernard Law (person) Dempsey, Miles Christopher (person) Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer (person) British Army, Army 2 (regiment/service) British Army, Army 21 (regiment/service) Canadian Army, Canadian Corps 1 (regiment/service) Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Engineers (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: engineering, military, British: Class 40 Bailey bridge (object name) transport, British military - car: Humber staff car (object name) Orne (River), France (geography) Caen, Calvados, France (geography) Normandy, France (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Footage: 289 ft; Running time: 3 mins
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