REMARKABLE FILMS

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 271, 11 August 1943, Page 8

REMARKABLE FILMS

’ Grim War Lessons For E.P.S. Members Three remarkable documentary films were screened in the Kelburn lraniin & College Hall on Monday evening before an audience consisting ot K.l .b. personne in the Kelburn. Northland and Karori districts The programme which is being S other Wellington E.P.S districts on advertised dates has been lent organization by the United States Marine of those who attended.the> initial screening must have felt ie„iet tb lblic i v films are not to be exhibited publicly hi New Zealand. "Divide and Conquer a cleverly-compiled photographic record of Hitler’s conquest of Western Europe, is a "■rim and revealing document whose mesdeserves the widest possible appreciation It contains unforgettable scenes of German military ruthlessness, many ot them filmed by the Nazis themselves .also in interesting explanation by means of movin'' diagrams of the German military tactics’ in the Low Countries and ‘ Certain scenes in lhe battle or x> » tnin ” the second film, have been screened previously T news-reels, but many are Sew and the film as a whole, pieced together, provides a complete story nf the abortive German attempt in ld-10 ra smash Fortress Britain and is a movin<r and inspiring production. It feDOS Britain’s bombing ordeal in an light, yet emphasises, too, how splendidly her fighting forces services civ. defenders and people fought and won. The Battle of Midway,” a technicolor film photographed on the spot before dun » and after the engagement, is a fitt n„ companion picture —vividly graphic and portraying with stark intensity no mere reproduction could possibly imitate the rugged courage of the Marines who withstood the Japanese onslaught, and the daring and skill of the U .S. Air Forces which struck back w ith devtistating effeci. Monday nights audience, which fillet the Kelburn Hall, was briefly addressed bv Mr V. E. Hampson-Lindale. E.l.fe. chief executive officer, who was by the district warden, Mr. M. O. Lai nett.