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[Canadians Cross the Orne River = Canadian-British Breakthrough at Orne River]

Item number (ISN):

21115

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1944-07-18

Item number (ISN):

21115

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX FILM CORPORATION

Accession:

1980-0175

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1944-07-18

Production company:

Fox Movietone News

Production credit:

photography, Lew Weeks; Leonard Thompson

Description:

Newsreel footage of the Canadian-British advance over the River Orne on the Caen front. The scenes are as follows: Allied aircraft go into action; an Allied bomber is hit and goes down in flames; artillery launches bombardment against enemy positions; Sherman tanks moving toward the Orne, shot against the sunrise; close-up of Sergeant A.G. Peppard of Belmont, Nova Scotia; carriers with camouflage carrying troops and towing guns move up the line while the first waves of bombers are still overhead; tally man's hand holding white card on wbich he marked off number of each type of vehicle crossing a bridge. This footage continues, showing Canadian troops going across field to take their places beside British troops in the line for the crossing of the Orne.

Language:

Mute with English intertitles

Original number:

52-437

Notes:

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1. Subject description is based on NFB dope sheet which also states "This Canadian film material submitted by National Film Board of Canada approved and passed by Canadian censors” and "Please credit Canadian Photo and Film Unit".~2. Dope sheet has the words "from Pathé" written on it.~3. Fox story number 52-437 is written on the dope sheet page describing production 906A shot by Weekes and Thompson, and at the end of the shot sequence it says "more", but the second page is annotated 52-437A and begins with a description of Production 997, shot by Sergeant Gordon Petty of the CAFU, showing Canadian troops going across field to take their places beside British troops in the line for the crossing of the Orne. The rest of this page describes an item called BASTILLE DAY OBSERVED IN FRANCE, Fox story number 52-437A.~4. Title is based on dope sheet and contents of the film -- there is no title printed on the film itself.
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