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Eve of Battle

Item number (ISN):

370804

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1944

Item number (ISN):

370804

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

ALCAN ALUMINUM LIMITED / ALCAN ALUMINIUM LIMITÉE

Accession:

1969-0033

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1944

Production company:

Service Film Units

Sponsor:

Government of the United Kingdom
Government of the United States

Description:

Film about events leading up to the invasion of Europe by the Allied forces in the Second World War. It shows: scenes of Fortress Europe under construction; Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Josef Stalin posing; Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler together; Allied troops; German troops parading before the camera; supplies unloaded at British ports; U.S. troops disembarking; a PBY Catalina dropping depth charges; night bombers taking off; night scenes of an air raid; supplies and vehicles collected at embarkation points; anti-aircraft guns fighting off German bombers; the preparation of coastal defences; daytime bombing by U.S. air force; air battles with German fighters; Spitfires, Mustangs, Boston bombers, Mitchells and Marauders taking off and flying over French territory; ships gathering for invasion dress rehearsal; realistic barrage; and landing operations.

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. NFA catalogue card also says Canadian Paramount News, which appears to be incorrect.~2. Produced by Service Film Units and presented by the Governments of the United States and Great Britain. The Imperial War Museum catalogue entry for this title attributes it to Service Film Units and identifies the sponsors as Britain's Ministry of Information and the U.S. Office of War Information.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

42962

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

13-0202

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Duration:

10:00

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

418082

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7301-1168

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

REL PRT

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

863712

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

13-_0202.MXF

Number of items:

1

Made from:

13-0202

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

863713

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

13-_0202.MP4

Number of items:

1

Made from:

13-0202

Status:

REF
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Conditions of access:

Open

Donor restrictions:

No donor restrictions.

Copyright status:

Under copyright.

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of donor~Alcan has waived donor restrictions on material produced by ASN. Copyright must be cleared with the copyright owner. (See letter dated 9 February 1998).

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