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Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1917Item number (ISN):284396Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: NON CBC PRODUCTIONSAccession:1981-0156Media:FilmOriginal title:CourcelettePart:1 of 1Production date:1917Production company:Topical Film CompanySponsor:War Office Cinema Committee for Canadian War Records OfficeDescription:The film starts, "Communication is maintained by the means of runners." Several shots of a soldier crossing the battlefield. Soldier approaches the camera. Wounded are escorted. "A few of the Huns who didn't get out of their trench." Shots of the enemy dead. An artillery crew loads a cannon. "The bombardment of Courcelette is intensified, to prepare for our coming infantry attack." "12in and 15in howitzers join in the 'strafe'." Shot of a large artillery gun. Explosion. Shell marked, ONE FOR FRITZ. "Five degrees more left." Two soldiers, one with a headset and another with a notepad. Shots of an artillery crew. Three soldiers coordinate with the use of a small mirror device to see over the trench while others use a pair of binoculars, and a notepad. Point of view shot masked in an iris border. Row of cannons firing.Language:SilentNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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