STK-ID 3655

Shots of large group of British officers standing about looking off camera, including view of a few officers shooting rifle and hand gun. Long sequence showing men of British Highland Regiment loading caissons full of supplies onto flat cars, hauling carts by hand, lashing wheels to cars. PAN along Bensberg Railway Station, soldiers standing by on quay, Highlander regiment marching in. HALSs of Canadian regiment marching past on bridge spanning Rhine River in Bonn. Shots include PAN from parade to river and town in background, of crowd along street to PAN along street, cavalry men and crowd on the other side of street. Sequence on cavalry moving past General Arthur Currie and reviewing party, of Currie and party inspecting Infantry battalion. MS of group of officers relaxing at command post. CU of senior staff officer. More shots of parading down bridge in Bonn, including PAN along group of mounted officers, last one being General Currie. PAN along crowd of civilians lining street watching cavalry moving by in immediate foreground. MS of car driving past house. MS of crowd looking towards camera, PAN to cavalry detachment riding past on road.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
British and Canadian Armies in Germany
Location
Rhine River, Bonn
Year
1917
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Bétacam, Reel 35 mm, Digital Video Disk, HDCAM SR
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
ANAMORPHIC, 4/3, ANAMORPHIC_4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486, 1920 x 1080