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Ghosts on the Somme: filming the battle, June-July 1916

By Robertshaw , Andrew;Roberts , Steve;Fraser , Alastair H

Book information

Publisher
Pen & Sword Military
Year
2009
ISBN
9781844682706, 9781844682713, 1844682706
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
33 MB (34587773 bytes)
Pages
(xvi, 208 pages) : illustrations, maps\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
1914-1918 -- Motion pictures and the war;France1914-1918--Motion pictures and the war;Somme1916;Criticism1st Battle of theDocumentary films;Dokumentarfilm;HISTORY / Militaretc;Battle of the Somme (Motion picture);DocumentaFranceinterpretation

Description

Introduction and methodology -- The background to the Battle of the Somme -- Cine film and cameras: the technical background -- Malins between 25 and 29 June 1916 -- McDowell before 1 July 1916 -- Malins on 30 June 1916 -- Malins on 1 July 1916 -- McDowell on 1 July 1916 and after -- Malins after 1 July 1916 -- The fake footage -- The editing and release of the film.;The Battle of the Somme is one of the most famous, and earliest, films of war ever made. The authors explore the film and its history in fascinating detail. They investigate how much of it was faked and consider how much credit for it should go to Geoffrey Malins and how much to John MacDowell.

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