AMMUNITION ACCIDENTS - THEY NEED NOT HAPPEN [Main Title]

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  • Title: AMMUNITION ACCIDENTS - THEY NEED NOT HAPPEN [Main Title]
  • Film Number: DRA 699
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  • Summary: A series of reconstructions of "genuine" cases of misadventure involving ammunition, linked together by an officer giving a pep talk to some colleagues. The film's main concern is with laxity, carelessness and overconfidence.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: DRA 699
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-12
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Army Kinematography (Production sponsor)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 4
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    DRA 699

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