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Record information – Brief The Battle for Oil = Le Bataille du petrole
Series title:The World in Action = [Canada Carries On]Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1942Item number (ISN):18276Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS & SCIENCESAccession:1975-0227Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Production date:1942Production company:United ArtistsProduction credit:director/editing, Stuart Legg; producer, Raymond Spottiswoode; photography, Radford Crawley; Donald Fraser; narrator, Lorne GreeneDescription:An account of the importance of oil in modern warfare. This film shows how the struggle for oil influenced the early course of the Second World War. German production of costly synthetic oil, military action around oil fields in Iran and the Dutch East Indies, and the construction of a pipeline to Montreal are described. Included are action shots of the tank battles waged on the Russian front, of the deadly bombing of Germany's synthetic gasoline plants, of the sinking of the Bismarck, emphasizing how the battle for oil has been one the mainsprings of offensive action in the war. Gasoline restriction on the home front plays a key part in the struggle. <18mn 29s>Language:EnglishOriginal number:106B 0142 003Notes:Detailed holdings information: -
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