Overview
- Description
- American troops in Le Mans, France. They congregate in the streets of the town and drink at outdoor cafes. Nice street scenes with troops and French civilians interacting happily. A group of several African American soldiers talk to a French colonial troop; they shake his hand and offer him a cigarette, which he accepts. American nurses look at dresses in a store window. Exteriors and interiors of shops. The exterior and interior of the Bar Americain, where a smiling woman pours drinks for American soldiers. Young French women exiting the palace of justice. Americans and French people shopping for food and other goods using ration coupons. The dope sheet indicates that the store is a famous one called "Felix Potin." A French woman sells the newspaper "Le Maine Libre." A female vendor sells pictures of Charles de Gaulle.
- Film Title
-
Life in Le Mans
- Duration
- 00:06:32
- Date
-
Event:
1944 September
Production: 1944
- Locale
-
France
Le Mans, France
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
- Contributor
-
Producer:
March of Time, Inc.
Camera Operator: Jack Lieb
Physical Details
- Language
- Silent
- Genre/Form
- Outtakes.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Good
- Time Code
- 01:12:28:00 to 01:19:00:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 2735 Video: Digital Betacam - color - NTSC - large
Master 2735 Video: Digital Betacam - color - NTSC - large
Master 2735 Video: Digital Betacam - color - NTSC - large
Master 2735 Video: Digital Betacam - color - NTSC - large- Preservation
Preservation 2735 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
Preservation 2735 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
Preservation 2735 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
Preservation 2735 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
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- Conditions on Access
- You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
- Copyright
- Public Domain
- Conditions on Use
- To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.
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Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in August 2004.
- Copied From
- DigiBeta
- Film Source
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 4336
Source Archive Number: 200 MTT 1025 CCCC - Special Collection
-
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:47:51
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