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Title:SEQUENCES FOR PRODUCTION 'X', FOR USE WITH 'GRIPPER'S CROSS' FOOTAGE (ACB 108, 109, 115) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:ACB 125
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Summary:
Description: A street scene in Caen, filmed in front of J Bourgart's Patisserie, and Confiserie. Group of civilians including some nuns) walk past, and some army trucks (both covered and open), jeeps etc., are driven down the street nearby. Shots of a statue (an old soldier, with 3 Allied flags placed in his fist). Film of a French notice, ("Citoyens, vous e'tes Libres") and porter warning about the black market; also of 'Alimentation' shop sign and 'Boucherie': French civilians stand on a balcony; a truck is driven past a church; brief shot of an airman taking an al fresco bath and cursing the cameraman.
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 363 ft; Running time: 4 mins
Notes: Technical: print is part of a can comprising ACB 123-125 (marked ACB 123+5). If dopesheet information is followed, the prints are spliced in the order 124, 123, 125 (total length 551 ft).