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Summary: A fictional film of a sniping incident with a strong element of instructional purpose.
Description: A German sniper scores a near miss on a British sergeant who sets out to hunt the German down; they stalk each other through the woods, both making and avoiding classic fieldcraft mistakes (incorrect camouflage; breaking skylines; snapping twigs; reflecting sunlight off glasses). The Briton eventually lures the German into revealing his position, then cuts him off and kills him as he heads for home. The Sergeant then sets up the body as a decoy, and lies in wait behind a screen of cut branches, eventually picking off all 5 of an investigating German patrol.
Production Details: War Office (Production sponsor)
Ministry of Information (Production sponsor)
Realist (Production company)
Army Film Unit (Production company)
Lye, Len (Production individual)
Taylor, John Elston1914-10-051992-09-15 (Production individual)
Jeakins, A E (Production individual)
Harding (Production individual)
Simmonds, G A (Production individual)
Lye, Len (Production individual)
Goring, Marius (Production cast)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army (regiment/service)
Keywords: combat [simulated], British - sniper (object name)
training, British military - combat: sniper (object name)
Instruction (concept)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 16mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Running time: 18 mins
Notes: Remarks: very good, most of the film; the end stretches the credibility a bit.
