| French Foreign Legion Battles Arabs (Fiction Film) | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1841 |
| Catalog #: | 508196 | |
| Clip Number: | 508196-3 | |
| Orginal Film: | HFR-SFL-35-226 | |
| Timecode: | 01:19:30 - 01:21:02 | |
| Location: | California | |
| Year Shot: | 1959 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/FICTION FILMS: Adventure/Action ENTERTAINMENT/FICTION FILMS: Historical HISTORICAL RECREATIONS: Military Battles LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, California MILITARY: Cavalry MILITARY: French Foreign Legion | |
| Description: | The following footage is fictional, i.e. historical re-enactment of French Foreign Legion battling North African Arab tribal warriors. Panning LS French Foreign Legion soldiers running with rifles through Middle Eastern city street. High angle LS FFL soldiers running through street, Arab warriors taking sniper positions on rooftops. MS FFL soldiers running for ladder, Arab warrior aiming rifle from shadows and killing soldier who falls dramatically from ladder; warrior is subsequently shot by FFL officer. Low angle TLS French Foreign Legion soldier leaping from rooftop to rooftop, killing Arab sniper. TLS/MSs street combat: FFL soldiers charging, FFL officer firing pistol, Arab snipers firing and being shot dead. TLSs FFL officer leading charge to wooden double doors, soldiers kicking them open to find nothing inside; officer leads soldiers back into street battle, firing his pistol and killing rooftop snipers; sweaty portly officer jumps over dead body in street, blows whistle, barks orders, leads soldiers off-screen. (5-2) | |
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