Bretons In Britain Issue Title Pigs Might Fly! (1942)

Bretons in Britain. Part of PIGS MIGHT FLY! issue. Somewhere in southern England. Various shots of Breton fishermen tending their boats in a harbour. Commentator says the Bretons fled occupied France and are now working here. Men and young boys paint and clean boats, mend nets, scrub boards and prepare for a fishing trip. Several shots of the fishermen at sea, throwing nets overboard and pulling in catches of flapping fish. Men sit gutting fish on the deck. Commentator says the Bretons retain their independence because “their catch, which adds to the food supply, will soon be sold in the marketplace ashore“. 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