THE INHABITANTS OF CAUMONT RETURN TO THEIR HOMES (PART 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THE INHABITANTS OF CAUMONT RETURN TO THEIR HOMES (PART 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 111-4
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  • Summary:
  • Description: An MP on traffic duty directs British road convoys through the streets of Caumont. Some of the town's former inhabitants who fled to safety when the warring armies arrived shortly after D- Day return to their homes, bringing their meagre possessions with them. A cafe proprietor sets his house in order by stacking the remaining stools and chairs and then sweeps dust and debris out of his battered establishment.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: A70 111-4
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-08-03
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor) Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Carpenter, L (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Military Police (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: refugees, French - return (object name) destruction, French military - aimed: artillery (object name) Normandy, France (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Footage: 91 ft; Running time: 1 min
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