The Bismarck Convoy Smashed
| Bismark Convoy Smashed! | |
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| Directed by | Ken G. Hall (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Ken G. Hall (uncredited) |
| Narrated by | Peter Bathurst |
| Cinematography | Damien Parer |
| Edited by | Terry Banks |
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Production
company |
Cinesound Productions
Department of Information |
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Release dates
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19 March 1943 |
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Running time
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9 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Bismark Convoy Smashed! is a 1943 Australian documentary film about the Battle of the Bismark Sea on 2–3 March resutling in the destruction of 22 Japanese ships, their crews and 15,000 soldiers.
It was also known as Battle of the Bismark Sea.
It used footage shot by Damien Parer.[1][2]
Plot
The story of a convoy of Japanese ships through the Bismark Sea which were attacked by the American Air Force and RAAF.
Production
Parer later said he was too busy to be scared filming the action.[3][4]
Reception
The Recorder stated that "the thrill is contagious, and the watcher finds himself leaning well for ward in his seat to see the next episode of the great air victory—one of the biggest of the war. "Battle of the Bismarck Sea" is really something worthwhile in screen fare. If it were four times the length it would still be absorbing. All should see."[5] The Sydney Morning Herald wrote that:
The newsreel pictures... are among the most dramatic to be screened in Sydney. They offer a thrilling bird's-eye view of the bombing and machine-gunning of the Japanese convoy by Austra-lian and American pilots. Many of the attacks were made by pilots flying above the enemy at only mast-high levels. The grim determination be- hind this great aerial attack is seen in more than one vivid scene. Less commentary would improve these newsreels.[6]
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