STK-ID 28277

AIR TO AIR SHOT of Stukas (0:03). Shots of city of Rouen in flames, burning buildings collapsing (0:13). View of mass evacuation of Paris, kids being loaded onto trains by mothers (1:20). Shots of Valentienne in ruins, road sign: Valentienne (0:11). Stukas attacking Château Porcien and German cavalry and tanks racing along muddy road. One tank crosses a creek at full speed, sending water flying high in the air (0:30). Shots of Benito Mussolini Speaking from balcony as civilians pack square, cheer wildly (0:15). Sequence on Germans parading in Paris, Arc de Triomphe in background, Swastika flag flying from Eiffel tower (0:59). Sequence on german attack on Maginot line, explosions, railway guns firing, flamethrower in action (0:31). Sequence on signing of surrender at Compiegnes: famous railway car, statue of Marshal Foch, Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring arriving. Interior shots of surrender conference. View of Hitler and staff leaving, Fench General; Hitler doing little dance (2:05). Shots of U-Boats along french coast, U-Boats setting out to sea, Luftwaffe aircrafts taking off (0:24). Various shots of radio towers being used by german propaganda (1:04). Shots of Winston Churchill inspecting home guard (0:11). Several views of british fleet at sea, convoy from Canada. AERIAL SHOTS of attack on convoy by german planes (1:03). Night fires in London, ARP (??) fighting fires, civilians fleeing apartment at night. Shots of London, a sea of flames (1:09). Shots of civilians asleep in Picadilly Circus Underground station, train arriving (0:28). Several shots of soldiers and civilians cleaning up debris in Plymouth, Coventry (1:25). Shots of british fleet in Mediteranean Sea (0:10). Shots of Malta and German Air Force raiding it, Maltese civilians leaving (1:08). Shots of Spitfires attacking Libya. Views of Halie Selassie in car. Several shots of italian equipment in desert, most of it wrecked (0:31).

DETAILS

Excerpt from
World at War
Location
Malta, Libya, United Kingdom, France
Year
1940
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 35 mm, Digital Bétacam, Digital Video Disk
Shooting format
35mm dupe neg b&w, 35mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486