IwoJima 1945

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Full title reads: IWO-JIMA. Exclusive Commentary by EDWARD R. MURROW - European Director of the Columbia Broadcasting System of America . • • Iwo-Jima. • • Edward Murrow seated at desk in front of a microphone, commentating. Map of Japan and Iwo-Jima. Aerial shots of huge convoy assembled in harbour prior to the invasion of Iwo-Jima. • • Several long shots of invasion barges approaching Iwo-Jima. American dive bombers taking off from aircraft carrier. U.S. dive bombers in flight. Aerial view of the volcano Suribachi. • • Aerial view of Iwo-Jima during a bombing attack. U.S. aircraft pancakes on flight deck of aircraft carrier. U.S. plane bursts into flame and crashes into sea. American pilot swimming in sea after crashing. Several shots of a battleship firing at Iwo-Jima. Japanese plane crashing into sea. Several aerial and long shots of invasion ships closing in on Iwo-Jima. • • Close up shot of American invasion troops wearing camouflage helmets. Aerial view of huge convoy and supporting naval craft at sea. Several shots of mortar shells bursting near invasion barges. • • American troops advancing uphill from shore on Iwo-Jima. Shots taken through turret of tank showing American forward troops advancing. Flame throwers in action. A Japanese soldier crawling to safety. He is raked with machine gun fire and killed. Various shots of the Japanese prisoners. More shots of the American troops action at Iwo-Jima. • • (Mute Track Negs.) • FILM ID:1149.09 • A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/ • FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/ • British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/

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