Title:BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS ISSUE 768A (24 FEBRUARY 1944) [Main Title]
Film Number:NMV 768 A
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Description: I. "England's soccer Victory." Teams representing Scotland and England are presented to the King before the match at Wembley which ends with a victory for England, 6-2. Royal family as well as Montgomery, Attlee and King Haakon are in the audience.
II. "Luftwaffe tries reprisals." Commentary makes light of recent German air attacks on Britain, as film shows rescue work among the rubble of houses, but says these raids must be "a warning to us."
III. "Blasting the Reich." Luftwaffe raids on Britain are "pinpricks" by comparison with the "scientific, concentrated saturation attacks" by the RAF on "industrial areas" in Germany. The September raid on Mannheim-Ludwigshafen is described in detail with the aid of maps, stills and movie film; Pathfinder flares, photo-flash explosions, HE and incendiary bombs are identified over the target area, the Rhine and Neckar rivers being clearly visible far below.
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Colour:B&W
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Object_Number:NMV 768 A
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1944-02-24
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: 801 ft; Running time: 9 mins
