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No. 80
Series title:Canadian Paramount NewsHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1944Item number (ISN):18406Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:ASSOCIATED SCREEN NEWS LTD.Accession:1973-0127Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Production date:1944Production company:Paramount Pictures CorporationDescription:The following news stories are covered:~Rome Falls. The Allies rush on the north. Footage of: Canadian and British troops in Rome; establishing shots of Rome; aerials of the liberated city; ruins; Vatican City and other sights; U.S. troops roll into Rome as crowds cheer; Pope Pius XII; King Victor Emmanuel abdicates in favour of his son Crown Prince Umberto; and Benito Mussolini shown with Adolf Hitler.~Curtin Comes to Canada. Australian Prime Minister John Curtin is welcomed in Ottawa by William Lyon Mackenzie King. There is synch sound of King's speech. Curtin thanks Canada for the hospitality shown to Australian airmen training in Canada. Curtin and King are seen under the Peace Tower.~The governments of Great Britain and the U.S. present EVE OF BATTLE, a photographic record of Allied expeditionary forces, produced by the Service Film Unit. Shown are air, sea, and land preparations for invasion, bombing, mine laying, etc. <10mn>Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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