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On the Western Front.

British Newsreels, 1911-1930: Culture and Society on Film Available online

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
British Film Institute, owner.
Topical Film Co., production company.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Artillery.
Soldiers.
Western Front (World War (1914-1918)).
Great Britain. Army. Royal Field Artillery.
Great Britain. Army.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (1 minute, 25 seconds)) : silent, black and white.
Place of Publication:
[Great Britain] : Topical Film Company, 1917.
Summary:
"Our artillery at work". Single shot showing two carts in foreground, level and featureless ground in the background, and in the middle distance British troops manning large guns, which fire several times. "Infantry moving up to stem the German attack". Panning shot of British sitting in a long line at roadside. Closer panning shot of them, with officers looking on. Column of men marching down country road past camera.
Notes:
Issue number: 309-1 ; Story number within issue: 1 of 4
Series: Topical Budget.
With intertitles.

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