STK-ID 20942

[Title] Canadians in Italy (00/12/1943?): MLS of the shell of a building, bullet marked sign "Orsogna - Ortona" in the foreground. Two tanks in a street of Ortona harbour , one firing. Soldiers advance cautiously. One soldier fires a Bren gun from prone position. Soldiers wait in the shelter of a wall, move cautiously along them. Tanks fire down the street. CUs of rifles firing from windows. Men walk in single file past the camera in rubble-strewn street. A heavy field piece fires down the street. A couple of tanks move slowly along. Not one building is intact in the background. Cut to General Alexander, General Cunningham, shaking hands with Field Marshal Montgomery at Pescara. Cut from group shot of officers to Montgomery in sheepskin jacket speaking to them. HAS of Field Marshal Montgomery arriving in white car, removing his jacket and standing in the car as it moves along row of British soldiers, salutes.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Reportages nº 57
Location
Ortona, Pescara
Year
1943
Collection
National Film Board
Restriction Information
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Available formats
Reel 35 mm, Digital Bétacam, Digital Video Disk
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w, 16mm print b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486