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German campaign in France and Britain; Churchill; Egypt

Film | Accession Number: 1994.119.1 | RG Number: RG-60.1108 | Film ID: 931

Reel 6 shows scenes of the French campaign, including the evacuation of children from Paris and the formal surrender. Britain is attacked: ships are sunk. London, Plymouth and Coventry suffer bombings. Churchill rallies his people. Malta is bombed. Troops fight in Egypt. Haile Selassi is restored.


Film Title
The World at War
Duration
00:10:51
Date
Production:  1942
Locale
Paris, France
London, England
Egypt
Italy
Language
English
Genre/Form
Documentary.
Credit
Accessed at US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

About This Film

Contributor
Producer: United States Office of War Information
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Good
Time Code
04:19:47:00 to 04:30:38:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 931 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 931 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Special Collection
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Film Provenance
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in September 1994.
Note
Distributed by the War Activities Committee of the Motion Picture Industry. Copyright 1942.
Other credits:
Narrator: Paul Stewart
Editor: Gene Milford
Writer: Samuel Spewack
Copied From
35mm; b/w; composite
Film Source
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number
Legacy Database File: 1522
Source Archive Number: 208.145 R-6
Featured In
Holocaust Encyclopedia - Historical Film Footage: Germans bomb Coventry - Featured Use
Holocaust Encyclopedia - Historical Film Footage: Air raid shelter in London during the Blitz - Featured Use

Rights and Restrictions

Copyright
No restrictions on use. Public Domain
Conditions on Use
To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain.
 
Record last modified: 2020-02-04 10:39:02
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