Camera Thrills of the War
Camera Thrills of the War is a short film from ca. 1940s released on 35mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
07:01:06:29 Still of World War II US soldier wearing helmet with bayonet resting on shoulder beside text Camera Thrills of the War! ; intertitle Tearing Up Jap Air Power! VS US battleships shooting down Japanese aircraft, Japanese planes explode in midair and crash into the Pacific Ocean; Japanese planes on fire nose diving into the ocean.
07:02:35:20 Intertitle Heroes From the Sky! ; VS US paratroopers loading into airplane, seated in plane waiting for take-off; glider troops in large airplane-like gliders towed by aircraft into the air; great shots paratroops jumping out of planes parachuting to the ground; great VS army gliders landing in sand, water, dirt.
07:03:18:28 Great shot of line of paratroopers standing up from bench inside airplane cabin and attaching their karabiner s to a cord along roof of cabin; paratroopers jump out plane; great shot from air of paratroopers parachuting out of planes.
07:03:59:14 VS frontline WWII battle footage of US soldiers fighting in south Pacific jungle against Japanese army; stretcher bearers carrying stretchers carrying injured and casualties away from frontline.
07:04:28:02 US army soldier throwing hand grenades in jungle; grenade explodes.
07:04:52:07 CU US soldier throws grenade at grass hut, camera violently shakes with explosion.
07:04:58:15 US army soldier crouched behind tank on phone connected to back of tank.
07:05:06:15 Army soldier crouched on one knee talks on phone receiver of wireless radio strapped to his back with large antennae.
07:05:08:10 CU barrel of army tank gun fires; CU target destroyed; young Japanese man dead on jungle floor.
07:05:12:22 VS US army soldier fires flame thrower, spraying fire all over jungle.
07:05:42:11 Dozens of dead Japanese soldiers covering bank of stream; audio track The battle s aftermath, covering the ground like autumn leaves in a forest swept by the storm.
07:05:54:18 Great shot from deck of submarine, men on deck in underwear firing large gun; VS battle at sea of Nazi German U-boats and submarines.
07:06:12:18 MS US soldier on American destroyer boat signals in Morse Code with large lamp.
07:07:23:16 Great VS small American fighter planes flying in formation; POV shot from fighter planes firing on train; bombers dropping bombs.
07:07:42:25 Great shot from insider bomber plane looks down through bomb doors as bombs are dropped into the clouds.
07:07:53:26 Fighter plane begins dive bomb through clouds; VS POV shot fighter plane firing on Nazi planes on ground.
07:08:27:25 CU firing machine guns on side of fighter plane in air; airplane is hit in air and explode, VS planes explode in air.
07:08:43:09 CU firing machine guns on side of fighter plane in air; huge explosion of plane.
07:08:59:04 Great footage from above plane firing two missiles at a time on train tracks cutting through countryside; explosions below.
07:09:08:26 Disabled US bomber plane makes crash landing.
07:09:22:01 Two dive bomber collide, huge fiery explosion, plane wings and other parts land in forest; scene shown again of planes colliding in air.
07:10:06:11 Great shot from beneath bomber plane in midair with bomb doors open, bomb shells visible inside plane; CU soldier in bomber plane flips switches; shot from inside plane looks down through bomb doors as bombs are dropped.| Camera Thrills of the War | |
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| Produced by | Castle Films |
Production company | Castle Films |
| Distributed by | Castle Films |
Release date | ca. 1940s |
| Language | English |
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