THE WORLD'S GREATEST STORY - EPISODE 5 [Main Title]

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  • Title: THE WORLD'S GREATEST STORY - EPISODE 5 [Main Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 420-09+10
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  • Summary: Thematic treatment of the use of tanks and tunnelling companies by the British on the Western Front, 1916-1918.
  • Description: (Reel 9) The episode starts with 'Justice'. The tank race and demonstration of a tank climbing over a cottage arranged for George V's visit to France in July 1917. Post-war tests of Mark V Star tanks. A recovery tank demonstrates trench-crossing on a narrow metal support. A Female Mark V crosses a river by a temporary bridge and a Male crosses by a pontoon ferry. Three Whippet medium tanks driving through French countryside and a Female Mark V carrying Infantry. The captured German A7V tank 'Hagen'. (Reel 10) A tunnelling company drives to a shaft, digs, sets its mine and detonates it. (This reel is tinted grey, yellow and red.) The episode ends with a trailer for next week's episode.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (IWM 420-09+10)
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1919
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: New Era Film (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: propaganda, British - inspirational (object name) 01/3(4-15) (event) France (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W (part Tinted) Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: English Subtitle language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 2 Footage: 1497 ft; Running time: 25 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Notes: Production etc: see Notes to Episode 1, IWM 420/01+02 Summary: the second reel of this episode is a re-edited version of IWM 219. Most of the remaining material is IWM 116, IWM 179, IWM 192 and IWM 322. For the post-war tanks see the series TANK TRIALS Technical: this episode is held on reels IWM 420-09 and IWM 420-10
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    IWM 420-09+10

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