Saved From The Sea 1943

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Full title reads: "SAVED FROM THE SEA".

South Atlantic.

Long shot of a small boat in South Atlantic. Merchant sailors who have been adrift for thirty days since their cargo ship was sunk are on the boat. Various shots of the survivors climbing aboard the Belgian destroyer and are...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
37809
Sort Number:
43/007
Time in/Out:
01:02:43:00 / 01:03:41:00
Canister:
43/7
Film ID:
1071.02
Issue Date:
25/01/2043

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