France From Dover

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Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown.

Panning along French coastline with long telephoto lens. Taken from Dover. Lens is very dirty and shots are pretty much useless.

Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
60273
Sort Number:
UN 0254 A
Time in/Out:
01:00:00:00 / 01:01:16:00
Canister:
UN 254 A
Film ID:
1635.01
Issue Date:

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  • "Taken from Dover" - I think actually the footage is shot from France, as we see a number of shots of the White Cliffs of Dover.

    jamied 2nd Jun 2012
  • Disregard that earlier comment, these could be the cliffs of Normandy.

    jamied 2nd Jun 2012

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