Title:CIVILIAN LIFE IN THE BRITISH AND CANADIAN SECTOR OF THE NORMANDY BEACH-HEAD [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 81-1
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Summary: Confined to a narrow beach-head by a resolute German defence, the Allied invading armies impose a regime on the liberated zone of Normandy which, because of their massive presence, has a much greater impact on the civilian population than the German one it has replaced.
Description:A quiet Norman village has its peace shattered by a procession of Army trucks; as they disappear, the village reverts to its rural slumber. In Creully, a large number of civilians turn out to watch the 3rd Canadian Division band putting on a concert; the band itself is not seen. Nurses emerge from a large house which appears to be used as a nursing home; many small children and babies are lain on blankets on the grass to get the sun. A British Army doctor attends to the bandage on the leg of a young girl. In a village (possibly Cully), off-duty British troops stand outside a baker's shop in Cully (?) watching villagers doing their shopping there but unable themselves to buy anything due to a notice forbidding the sale of bread in French shops to Allied troops. A group of people, one carrying a large tricolore, joyfully run down a village street. In Bayeux (?), a Military Police sergeant directs traffic coming into the city from the Mulberry harbour at Arromanches and points lorry drivers the way to the front line.
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Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:A70 81-1
Sound:None
Access Conditions:IWM
Film: IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1944-07-27-1944-07-27
Production Country:GB
Production Details:Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production Company)
Ginger (Sergeant) (Production individual)
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Physical Characteristics:Colour format: B&W
Technical Details:Footage: 614 ft; Running time: 7 mins
