STK-ID 16514

[Title: "Convoi pour Malte" Maltese convoy] LSs of convoy, convoy escorts - rough sea. MSs of heavy guns firing. LS of battleship firing. Cuts to LSs of explosions, to battleships firing, to smoke screen being laid. LSs of ships firing at night. CU of pom-poms firing rapidly. Day shots of sea battle, ships firing, bombs exploding near freighters, shells exploding in the water, etc. MLS of Rear-Admiral Sir Philip Vian standing on deck underneath two heavy guns. Sequence on arrival of convoy into Valetta Harbour, not much of the city is shown. [End title]

DETAILS

Excerpt from
New Burma Road - Maltese Convoy
Location
Valletta
Year
1943
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 35 mm, Digital Bétacam, Digital Video Disk
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w, 35mm neg b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486