THE PRIME MINISTER OF GREAT BRITAIN VISITS CAEN (PART 3) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THE PRIME MINISTER OF GREAT BRITAIN VISITS CAEN (PART 3) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 91-3
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  • Summary:
  • Description: Further coverage of Dempsey, Montgomery and Churchill's brief inspection of the two Class 40 Bailey bridges constructed by Canadian sappers over the Bassin de l'Orne and named in his honour (at General Montgomery's prompting) "Winston" and "Churchill".
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: A70 91-3
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-07-22
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor) Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Watkins, R V (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 Gp 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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