Title:BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS ISSUE 794 (21 AUGUST 1944) [Main Title]
Film Number:NMV 794
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Summary:
Description: I. "From the Fourteenth Army front." Mountbatten visits soldiers of the Fourteenth Army on the Imphal front where he looks at a couple of captured Japanese tanks. He later visits a village in Manipur where life is "back to normal" for the inhabitants after the departure of the Japanese. Item concludes with Hurricanes carrying out a bomb attack against an enemy position.
II. "Air fury blasts Hun." Lancasters score direct hits in a daylight raid against German U-Boat pens in Brest harbour. Further east, Allied planes bomb enemy supply lines and bridges as well as making a low-level bombing raid (by Mosquitos) against a large château which allegedly houses German officers.
III. "Free French back to free France." Free French army units led by General Leclerc land in France and bring their equipment ashore. Locals wave as the men drive through liberated towns and villages (unidentified).
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Colour:B&W
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Object_Number:NMV 794
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1944-08-21
Production Country: GB
Production Details: British Movietone News (Production company)
Mitchell, Leslie Scott Falconer1905-10-041985-11-23 (Production cast)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:Mountbatten, Louis (Earl)
Mountbatten, Louis (Earl) (person)
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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: 705 ft; Running time: 8 mins
