| ALLIED TROOPS IN SICILY Field Marshal Montgomery pays a visit during the Allied advance through Sicily. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7523 |
| Catalog #: | 494813 | |
| Clip Number: | 494813-3 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 190 A | |
| Timecode: | 01:54:48 - 01:58:30 | |
| Location: | Sicily, Italy | |
| Year Shot: | 1943 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEAUTY CULTURE: Bathing LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Italy, Sicily MILITARY: Army, British TRANSPORTATION: Military, Tanks WORLD WAR TWO, GENERAL: Occupation | |
| Description: | 01:54:48 MS British soldier holding a portrait of Mussolini he draws his finger across Mussolini's neck then hitches his thumb over his shoulder like "he's outta here". Various shots of bomb damaged railway tracks, station, etc. at Dittaino. WS.Railway yard. LS.Railroad car damaged in fighting. LS.Burnt out railway carriages; pan to water tower with name "DITTAINO". CU "Deutsche Reichsbahn" on railroad car; pan to LS group of soldiers taking an improvised shower beside the water tower. MLS Pan down flow of water from tower to soldiers - -shocking male nudity! MS above waist view of soldiers taking shower. MS Canadian (?) officers study a map. MLS.Tank officers mount onto tank and climb in. MCU Tank officer standing up in turret giving instruction through mouth piece. MLS same, as tank drives away. LS.Burning vehicle in open countryside. CU.Pro Nazi poster in Italian. CU.Finger pointing to Hitlers name on poster. WS.Scicilian street an army Jeep drives through shot. July 21st?(sign w/ 21/7 held up) hi ang fairly close over large crowd listening to the allied proclamation being read out in village square. Various shots looking over crowd (all or nearly all men and boys) at an Italian police official reading out the proclamation; on the steps with him are several Allied officers and a few more civilian men. low ang shot official reading. over shoulder shot official reading. MS men in crowd listening. CU.British soldier.Hi ang LSs of crowd applauding. MS pan with British officer and 2 Italian police as they walk over and post the proclamation on wall. MCU Italian policeman pinning up the proclamation. MS some guys come up to look at it. LS. arriving by car; he waves as car passes. Several MS¦s.Montgomery and General Sir Miles Dempsey (? ) studying a map. LS the 2 of them walk through woods back to Monty's car. MS.Montgomery standing up in open topped car as car drives slowly toward and past cam, waving as he leaves . MSs local men and boys watching. | |
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