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Left of the Line

Numéro d'article (ISN) :

26704

Niveau hiérarchique :

Pièce (Niveau acquisition)

Date :

1944

Numéro d'article (ISN) :

26704

Genre de documents :

Images en mouvement

Trouvé dans :

Archives / Films, vidéos et enregistrements sonores

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Notice descriptive – Détails

Fonds/collection :

NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA / OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA: STOCK SHOTS

No d'acquisition :

1977-0205

Support :

Film

Partie :

1 of 1

Date de production :

1944

Compagnie de production :

Canadian Army Film and Photo Unit
British Army Film Unit

Commanditaire :

Ministry of Information

Description :

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British and Canadian Army Film Unit record of operations from D-Day to the liberation of Belgium. It begins with the following: This film does not attempt to depict the campaign as a whole. It is a short pictorial record of the British and Canadian Armies fighting from the beaches to Brussels. This film opens with scenes of Big Ben and London in the spring of 1944 as the narrator states that the allied plan for the invasion of Europe is ready. Other footage includes: tanks and other equipment moving through England to the coast in preparation for D-Day; ships and landing craft ready for the invasion; troops being briefed; troops going aboard ships; tanks and trucks being driven onto ships; ships and landing craft in profile on moonlit waters; aircraft and parachutes in the sky; ships’ guns firing; Canadian soldiers leaving a landing craft (French beach houses shown in the background in this well-known D-Day footage); troops and equipment landing on the beaches; troops running through villages; captured German soldiers; soldiers directing army vehicles along roads; crowds cheering in a Norman town; the British and Canadian troops advancing to Caen; soldiers firing mortars; buildings on fire; infantry on the march; an officer briefing soldiers seated in a field (he draws a plan of attack, in chalk on the side of a tank); soldiers advancing in grain fields; tank moving along as roadside sign says "Stop Enemy Ahead"; more scenes of captured Germans; tending to wounded soldiers; Montgomery and officers study a map as they plan the attack on Caen; tanks and soldiers shown at dusk as the British and Canadians assemble during the night of July 3; tanks firing; a German soldier surrenders; fighting in Caen; ruins in Caen; the advance of infantry into Caen; a tank going over the Churchill Bridge; crossing the Orne; a man drawing arrows on a chalk diagram, with one arrow down from Avranches towards the south (narrator describes the American advance into Brittany, with one part going for Brest and the other south and east); the German attack toward Avranches to split the American forces; the Allied plan to advance east toward LeMans to contain the Germans; reconnaissance planes; an attack by Typhoons on German tanks (aerial footage of explosions); the narrator explains that the British and Canadians with the Polish Armoured Division to the north were now well astride the Falaise road; Bernard Montgomery and a group of officers study a map; American troops moving east; artillery firing; Allied troops marching up a road as German prisoners march single file in the opposite direction; tanks; road sign for Thury-Harcourt, which was captured by British troops; soldiers and equipment moving towards Falaise; the final assault on Falaise; troops advancing through the city, dodging gunfire; tanks; another chalk diagram using arrows to show how the German Seventh Army is almost surrounded; aerial shots of bombing; artillery firing; close-ups of destroyed equipment, dead horses and dead German soldiers; German prisoners, some shown in close-up; the narrator explains that to the north the further bank of the Seine was now the immediate goal; trucks moving along; American troops had sped on to Paris; the British and American troops left Normandy; the race for the river crossings; troops assembling for the crossing; night scenes of artillery firing; dawn scene of engineers building bridges; troops getting into small boats to cross the Seine river; (British and Canadian troops crossed the river); tanks, trucks, motorcycles and soldiers crossing the bridges (British were going to Amiens, key to the port of Calais and Canadians north to Rouen); close-up of soldiers arriving on the riverbank, with a sign behind them which reads Vernon Bridge; more scenes of tanks; trucks moving through a town with the Union Jack flying from the side of the road; sign for Garage H. Le Carpentier along roadside as tanks move along; the Canadians entering Rouen; crowds chee ring; the British soldiers entering Amiens to cheering crowds; trucks moving along the road; the coast; two Canadian soldiers in Dieppe, pointing to the beach where so many of their gallant comrades fell just two years before; soldiers at a ceremony at a military cemetery as the Red Ensign flies overhead; Canadians marching into Dieppe as General Crerar takes the salute and crowds look on; a pipe band plays as they march and then gets into step behind them; crossroads signs for Steewerck, Warnetoon, Ypres and Armentières; more scenes of Allied soldiers greeted by cheering crowds; Allied trucks moving into Belgium; sign which reads Droits De L'État - Douane Belge; a young girl cheers at the side of the road; a small group of cheering people standing in front of a sign which reads Tournai; tanks moving along the road; soldiers waving from the top of tanks; trucks, motorcyles and civilians moving along a road; sign for Brussel/Bruxelles [sic]; crowds rush toward the camera in Brussels as it is liberated on September 3. The Allies move through Brussels and on to Germany. <27mn>

Langue :

English

No original :

1940-WWTT-74-DN-1~1940-WWTT-74-DN-2~1940-WWTT-74-DN-3

Remarques :

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1. Crown material over 50 years - copyright expired.~1. The head title is preceded by the following notice: This film is released to the Army through The Army Bureau of Current Affairs.~3. This film was produced by the British and Canadian Army Film Units.~4. Western Electric Recording.

Détails de l'inventaire :

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No. de voûte (ISN) :

22583

Support :

VIDEO

Détails de l'inventaire :

V1 8607-0079

Nombre de pièces :

1

Statut :

REF

No. de voûte (ISN) :

82385

Support :

FILM

Détails de l'inventaire :

8401-0198
8401-0199
8401-0200

Nombre de pièces :

3

Type de son :

COMP

Pellicule :

DUPE

Description technique :

POS

Tiré de :

DEPOSIT

Statut :

MASTER

No. de voûte (ISN) :

409854

Support :

VIDEO

Détails de l'inventaire :

V1 2005-03-0044

Nombre de pièces :

1

Durée :

120:00

Statut :

REF

No. de voûte (ISN) :

929529

Support :

VIDEO

Détails de l'inventaire :

26704-001
26704-002
26704-003

Nombre de pièces :

3

Type de son :

SIL

Durée :

26:00

Tiré de :

8401-0198
8401-0199
8401-0200

Statut :

MASTER

No. de voûte (ISN) :

929534

Support :

SOUND

Détails de l'inventaire :

26704-001.WAV
26704-002.WAV
26704-003.WAV

Nombre de pièces :

3

Type de son :

BWF

Durée :

26:00

Tiré de :

8401-0198
8401-0199
8401-0200

Statut :

MASTER

No. de voûte (ISN) :

929541

Support :

VIDEO

Détails de l'inventaire :

26704.MOV

Nombre de pièces :

1

Type de son :

SOF

Durée :

26:34

Tiré de :

8401-0198
8401-0199
8401-0200

Statut :

REF

No. de voûte (ISN) :

929543

Support :

VIDEO

Détails de l'inventaire :

26704.MP4

Nombre de pièces :

1

Type de son :

SOF

Durée :

26:34

Tiré de :

8401-0198
8401-0199
8401-0200

Statut :

REF

No. de voûte (ISN) :

979794

Support :

VIDEO

Détails de l'inventaire :

V4 2005-03-0059

Nombre de pièces :

1

Type de son :

SOF

Tiré de :

GC 4220
7709-1570
8810-0111
8810-0112
8401-0198
8401-0199
8401-0200
8706-0004
8901-0138

Statut :

MASTER
Pour réserver ou commander des documents

Conditions d'accès :

Libre

No de consultation :

V1 8607-0079
V1 2005-03-0044

Numéro d'identification GENCAT :

GAD 0FD579

Restrictions sur la consultation :

~Available Onsite Only / Seulement disponible sur le site

Restrictions du donateur :

The permission of the donor, the NFB, is required to reproduce this material.

État du droit d'auteur :

Copyright expired.

Reproduction :

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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