STK-ID 2988

[Title: The German retreat and the great Canadian Victory at the Battle of Arras, Part 1]: PAN of huge crater in middle of the road left by German soldiers to hamper Canadian advance. A soldier is visible coming out of crater carrying his bicycle. MS of remains of two houses exploding to allow construction of new road to bypass crater. MS of advance Canadian cyclist patrol greeted by villagers as it cycle through village towards camera. MS of villagers (mostly women and children) listening to British soldier reading them the news. MS PAN of group (soldiers and villagers) sitting by wall under graffiti: "Gott strafe England". [Titles interspersed]

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Battle of Arras
Location
France
Year
1917
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
HDCAM SR, Digital Video Disk, Reel 35 mm, Betacam SP
Shooting format
35mm dupe neg b&w, 35mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
ANAMORPHIC_4/3, 4/3
Available resolutions
1920 x 1080, 720 x 486