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WWI's First Frontline Cameraman.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War photographers--Biography.
- War photographers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (61 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : Terranoa, [date of publication not identified]
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Geoffrey Herbert Malins is the first war 'kinematographer' in history. The documentary he shot during the Battle of the Somme drew over 20 million British viewers in 1916. For years controversy has raged around the film due to its disconcerting violence and overt propagandist agenda. Now, new research has proven that most of the scenes are indeed a real minute-by minute record of the most disastrous battle in British military history. The film is a reflection on the history of cinema and the ability to document historical events on film.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed September 17, 2021).
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI.
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