The Behemoth 1944

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Title reads: "M of I - Government Official".

Ministry of Information trailer - The Behemoth.

CU pictures of enemy aircraft: Heinkel, Messerschmitt and Dornier. CU picture of a moth - message is that the humble moth can be as damaging to the war effort as the Luftwaffe.

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
84117
Sort Number:
44/026 (TRAILERS)
Time in/Out:
01:04:47:00 / 01:06:12:00
Canister:
44/26 (TRAILERS)
Film ID:
2915.04
Issue Date:
30/03/1944

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