1939-1940WORLD WAR II
WORLD WAR II FOOTAGE FROM SEPTEMBER 1939 TO MAY 1940.
SUMMARIZES BRITAIN'S ATTEMPTS TO ACCUSTOM HERSELF TO THE IDEAS OF WAR, RECOUNTS THE INCIDENT OF THE GRAF SPEE, THE FALL OF FINLAND, THE STORY OF HOW THE DECISION WAS MADE BETWEEN HALIFAX AND CHURCHILL.
SUMMARIZES BRITAIN'S ATTEMPTS TO ACCUSTOM HERSELF TO THE IDEAS OF WAR, RECOUNTS THE INCIDENT OF THE GRAF SPEE, THE FALL OF FINLAND, THE STORY OF HOW THE DECISION WAS MADE BETWEEN HALIFAX AND CHURCHILL.
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PLANES FLY OVER BUILDING
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MEN RUN IN THE STREET. PEOPLE ENTER BOMB SHELTER. EXPLOSIONS IN STREET. PEOPLE RUN IN SMOKE-FILLED STREET. SMOKE RISES FROM BUILDINGS.
A BUILDING ON FIRE. A WOMAN HOLDS A BABY WRAPPED IN A BLANKET. BUILDINGS ON FIRE. A FORMATION OF SOLDIERS RIDES HORSEBACK ACROSS A SNOW-COVERED FIELD. SOLDIERS RUN ACROSS FIELD IN CROUCHED POSITION WHILE HOLDING RIFLES |
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SOLDIERS FIRE A CANNON. SOLDIERS SKI THROUGH A FOREST THEN DROP TO THE GROUND AND AIM RIFLES.
SOLDIERS FIRE RIFLES. A GROUP OF SOLDIERS WALK AND SKI THROUGH A FOREST |
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A FORMATION OF SOLDIERS MARCHES THROUGH THE SNOW. CU OF SOLDIERS' FEET MARCHING. FROZEN BODIES OF SOLDIERS STACKED IN PILE. CU OF DEAD SOLDIER IN THE SNOW. VARIOUS SHOTS OF FROZEN SOLDIERS
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SEVERAL CHILDREN SLED DOWN A HILL. CHILD SLEDS PAST HOUSING TENEMENT. MAN WALKS THROUGH SNOW COVERED CITY STREET. TWO PEOPLE PULL SLED DOWN CITY STREET. MAN PULLS ( BOTTLES OF MILK ? ) ON A SLED. PEOPLE CLEAR THE SNOW WITH THEIR FEET.
A GROUP OF MEN SHOVELS SNOW. |
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A TRAIN PLOWS THROUGH THE SNOW. CU OF A DOCKED SHIP. A MAN POINTS TO DAMAGE ON THE SHIP. A MAN EXAMINES DAMAGE TO SHIP. MEN UNLOAD AN ITEM FROM THE SHIP. CU OF THE SHIP'S NAME, "ALTMARK". MEN LOWER A SWASTIKA FLAG ON THE SHIP
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A SHIP STEAMS INTO PORT. CU CROWD OF MEN WAVE.
A CROWDED SHIP. EVERYONE ON BOARD WAVES. MEN DISEMBARK FROM THE SHIP. CROWDED PORT SCENE. DISTINGUISHED MEN IN SUITS ENTER BUILDING. MORE IMPORTANT LOOKING MEN ENTER BUILDING. A CAT WALKS DOWN THE STREET. ZOOM IN CU OF THE NUMBER TEN ABOVE THE BUILDING'S DOORWAY |
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A MAP OF SCANDINAVIA IS DRAWN ON THE SCREEN
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WINSTON CHURCHILL EXITS A BUILDING AND GETS INTO A CAR. WINSTON CHURCHILL'S CAR DRIVES AWAY. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN EXITS BUILDING AND TIPS HAT
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NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN ADDRESSES / SPEAKS.
(NATURAL SOUND). WOMEN IN UNIFORMS STAND IN FRONT OF RED CROSS AMBULANCES. A LINE OF RED CROSS AMBULANCES DRIVES DOWN A STREET |
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A BUILDING ON FIRE. SEVERAL BUILDINGS ON FIRE.
CU OF SIGNATURES ON DOCUMENT. A WOMAN PUSHES BELONGINGS THROUGH THE STREET ON A SLED. MORE PEOPLE PUSHING BELONGINGS ON SLEDS. |
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CU OF BEARDED MAN. HORSES PULL HUGE SLEDS WITH SUPPLIES. FRENCH PRIME MINISTER AND OTHER DIGNITARIES EXIT BUILDING
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CHAMBERLAIN EXITS BUILDING AND TIPS HAT.
WINSTON CHURCHILL LEAVES BUILDING. CU OF MAN IN CEREMONIAL UNIFORM. WAVES CRASHING. MINES BEING DROPPED FROM A SHIP. |
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SOLDIER ON A SHIP LOOKS OUT OVER THE SEA. MAN LOOKS OUT OVER SEA WITH BINOCULARS. BOW OF A SHIP WITH SWASTIKA ON THE DECK. ANOTHER MAN LOOKS WITH BINOCULARS. SNOW-COVERED MOUNTAINS.
SOLDIERS LINED UP ON THE DECK OF A SHIP. SOLDIERS LOAD ITEMS INTO A BOAT. |
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A GERMAN PLANE FLIES OVER SNOW-COVERED MOUNTAINS. A PILOT STEERS THE PLANE. PLANE FLIES OVER THE TREETOPS. CU OF AIRPLANE'S WINGS. AIRPLANE COMES TO A STOP AMONG OTHER PLANES ON A RUNWAY. GERMAN SOLDIERS MARCH DOWN A CITY STREET. SOLDIERS MARCH IN STRICT FORMATION DOWN THE STREET. TWO SOLDIERS WITH A MOUNTED GUN STAND AT A BUS STOP
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CROWD ON STREET WATCHES AS SOLDIERS MARCH BY SOLDIERS MARCH THROUGH CITY STREETS. A CROWD LISTENS AS AN ARMY BAND PLAYS MUSIC
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A LINE OF SOLDIERS LOAD CRATES ONTO A SHIP.
SOLDIERS CARRYING BELONGINGS, BOARD A SHIP. CARGO IN A NET IS LOADED ONTO A SHIP. MEN LOAD A PIG ONTO SHIP. BARRELS OF RUM. HORSE LOADED ONTO SHIP. SKIS AND OTHER SNOW EQUIPMENT SIT ON THE DOCK. SOLDIERS ON BOARD THE SHIP WAVE AS SHIP DEPARTS |
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GUNS ON SHIP FIRE. BATTLESHIPS FIRE. SHELLS EXPLODE IN THE WATER. MEN OPERATE GUNS ON A BATTLESHIP. BATTLESHIP FIRES. SEVERAL SHIPS SIT IN A HARBOR WHILE ONE SHIP SINKS. MEN LEAVE SHIP AND BOARD LIFEBOATS. LIFEBOATS COME ASHORE. HUGE CANNONS FIRE. SOLDIERS BOARD A RAFT. SOLDIERS FIRE GUNS, SMOKE RISES FROM A VALLEY
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SOLDIERS LEAD A CANNON WITH SHELLS. CANNON FIRES. CU OF LUFTWAFFE. CU OF BOMBS DROPPING.
PEOPLE RUN IN THE STREET. CAR DRIVES ON A TOWN STREET WHILE SMOKE RISES IN THE BACKGROUND. BOMBS DROP FROM AN AIRPLANE |
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SMOKE RISES FROM THE TOWN. MEN RUN IN THE STREET WHILE CARRYING A STRETCHER. MORE PEOPLE RUN IN THE STREET. MORE SMOKE RISES FROM THE TOWN. PRISONERS OF WAR ARE MARCHED DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD
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BRITISH PRISONERS OF WAR SPEAK (NATURAL SOUND)
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A BATTLESHIP CROSSES A HARBOR WHILE SENDING SIGNALS WITH A LIGHT. BOMBERS DIVE AND DROP BOMBS. BOMBS EXPLODE IN THE WATER. SHIP FIRES INTO THE AIR AS AIRPLANES FLY OVERHEAD. DIVE BOMBERS FLY IN FORMATION. CU OF BOMBS DROPPING FROM AIRPLANE. BOMBS DROP ONTO SHIP BELOW, EXPLOSIONS IN THE WATER. DIVE BOMBERS FLY IN FORMATION
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CU OF GUNS ON A SHIP. SAILORS ON A SHIP LOOK AT THE SKY. SAILORS NAP AND RELAX ON THE DECK OF A SHIP. SOLDIERS DISEMBARK FROM SHIP. CU OF TWO OFFICERS SPEAKING TO EACH OTHER.
SOLDIERS DISEMBARK FROM SHIP. SOLDIERS MARCH IN FORMATION. |
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