Shelling Of Monte Cassino (1940)

Unissued / unused material - dates and location unclear or unknown. Cassino monastery, used by Germans as observation post, is bombed by the allies. Italy. Long shots of bombs and shells exploding on Monte Cassino. A voiceover is explaining the history of the monastery of Monte Cassino. Some closer shots show the monastery. We see the destruction of the building. American troops read leaflet. More shots of bombardment. Cataloguer’s Note: Odd juxtaposition between voiceover about civilising influence of the Benedictine ideal and the pictures of the bombardment. - MD. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT 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