Title:BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS ISSUE 781 (22 MAY 1944) [Main Title]
Film Number:NMV 781
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Description: I. "Messages Home" (New Series No. 4). Troops in Italy speak to the camera.
II. "The King sees new Fleet weapons." King George VI is received aboard the C-in-C's flagship by Admiral Fraser. During his visit to the Home Fleet, the King hears the Massed Bands of the Royal Marines play "Sunset", presides at a Naval morning conference, inspects FAA units (Barracudas fly past) and watches two new naval weapons in action, a midget submarine (as used against the Tirpitz) and a human torpedo (as used at Palermo). Commentary emphasises that only volunteers operate these dangerous weapons.
III. "Gustav Line broken." Troops go into action on the Cassino Front, firing mortars and machine guns. Shermans move forward. German prisoners taken include some of "Hitler's crack paratroops." USAAF planes bomb enemy lines of communication, hitting bridges on the road between Florence and Rome. Gustav Line is said everywhere to be breaking up, under the pressure of the Allied assault.
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Colour:B&W
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Object_Number:NMV 781
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1944-05-22
Production Country: GB
Production Details: British Movietone News (Production company)
Mitchell, Leslie Scott Falconer1905-10-041985-11-23 (Production cast)
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Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 699 ft; Running time: 8 mins
