Heroic End Of French Fleet (1942)

Titles read: “HEROIC END OF FRENCH FLEET“. Toulon, France. C/U of a map of Toulon area. Various shots of the French Fleet in Toulon Harbour. Commentator talks of the scuttling of numerous vessels of the French Fleet to avoid them being taken by the Nazis, saying “one swift action and France was back in the war“. Admiral de Laborde boards a ship and inspects sailors. 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 (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.