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Object description
Documentary focusing on Dover's role as a front-line town during the Second World War. Situated in the part of England nearest Hitler's Europe, the people of Dover demonstrate that life goes on normally under bombardment, and that Dover is fighting a winning battle. Includes scripted interviews with residents of Dover including the Mayor of Dover, Alderman Cairns; a firewarden, balloon/AA crew members and housewives.
Full description
Shot list taken from original documentation:
1) M.L.S. Large oil fire
2) L.S. Squadrons of Me.100 and Stuka dive bombers
3) M.C.U. Heinkel III bomber
4) L.S. Land from the air (Calais)
5) L.S. Railway siding from air
6) L.S. Dover Castle from the air
7) L.S. Cliffs of Dover
8) M.L.S. Dover Castle
9) L.S. River and town from the air
10) M.C.U. Man standing on sea front
11) M.L.S. Shot of street from one end
12) L.S. Town from hillside
13) M.L.S. Dover harbour
14) M.C.U. People in busy streets shopping
15) M.C.U. People passing "Woolworths" store
16) M.L.S. Aerial shot of busy streets
17) C.U. Policeman on traffic duty
18) M.L.S. Town from hillside
19) M.C.U. Scaffolding round house
20) M.L.S. Woman feeding pigeons by barbed wire
21) C.U. Woman feeding pigeons
22) M.C.U. Pigeons
23) M.C.U. Three men on sea shore talking
24) M.C.U. Picture palace (Granada exterior)
25) M.C.U. Skating rink (exterior)
26) M.C.U. People skating
27) M.L.S. Fireman on roof (A.F.S.) B.Balloons
28) C.U. Ditto
29) M.C.U. Ruined church pan to ruined house with woman on doorstep
30) C.U. Ditto
31) M.L.S. Church and houses in street
32) M.L.S. Women with tin helmets on walking along sea-front
33) M.L.S.C.U. Blenheim coming towards camera
34) L.S. Dive bombing in the straits
35) L.S. Dive-bomber
36) L.S. Bomb bursting in sea
37) L.S. Stuka dive bombing
38) L.S. Bomb bursting near ships
39) L.S. Dive bombing in the straits
40) L.S. Bomb bursting in sea
41) L.S. Destroyer laying smoke screen
42) M.L.S. Bomb bursting in sea
43) L.S. Ditto
44) L.S. Destroyers laying smoke screen
45) M.L.S. Me.109
46) L.S. Me.109 shooting up balloons
47) M.L.S. Ditto
48) L.S. Ditto
49) L.S. Flak
50) L.S. Me.109 shooting up balloons
51) M.C.U. Balloon in flames
52) V.L.S. Ditto
53) L.S. Building
54) CU Writing on balloon van
55) M.C.U. Castle in foreground, balloons in background
56) M.C.U. Balloon barrage crew playing cards
57) CU Balloon
58) CU One of balloon crew
59) M.C.U. Soldiers with gun layer
60) CU Soldiers manning gun
61) L.S. Squadron of Heinkels III
62) L.S. Fields
63) M.L.S. Gun emplacement
64) M.L.S. Soldier on range-finder, gun in background
65) C.U. Series of gun barrels firing
66) M.C.U. Gun crew manning gun
67) L.S. Stuka crashing into sea
68) M.C.U. Sailors on revolving naval gun
69) C.U. Sailors on gun
70) M.C.U. Men working in crater and van passing
71) M.L.S. Man in garden of ruined house
72) M.C.U. Ditto
73) M.C.U. Warden outside warden's post
74) C.U. Wardens riding by on bikes
75) M.L.S. Fire engine coming out of fire station
76) M.C.U. Warden taking errand bike
77) M.L.S. Greengrocer taking in helmet
78) M.C.U. Warden coming out of newsagent
79) M.L.S. Ambulance girl coming out of shop and getting ambulance
80) M.L.S. Trees and bushes on hillside
81) L.S. Fields and seashore
82) L.S. Man walking up hillside
83) M.C.U. Hop pickers looking at sky
84) V.L.S German plane
85) M.L.S. Man digging
86) C.U. Propeller on ground
87) M.C.U. Crashed German Me.110
88) C.U. Engine and propeller of Me.110
89) C.U. Part of crashed Dornier
90) C.U. Wing with cross on
91) M.C.U. Wounded Nazi pilot
92) M.C.U. Scrap heap of German plane
93) M.L.S. Lewis gun position on top of house
94) M.C.U. Wrecked houses
95) M.C.U. Woman standing in doorway track to close up of ditto
Physical description
35mm