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gov.dod.dimoc.30120 · Beat 43 · permalink

Field

12:08–12:18 Released 1959

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Frame at 12:0912:09Frame at 12:1112:11Frame at 12:1412:14Frame at 12:1712:17

Play from 12:08 on the Internet Archive This passage on the film's page

Evidence and details

Starts here: pause in speech. Sequence 24 · shots 98–101. Observations cite a frame (frame:n) or a time (t:m:ss); frames are the sampled ones above.

Place
field (field, exterior) evidence: frame:1
People
  • soldiers in heavy winter coats and helmets, carrying rifles, some seated on vehicles visible
Seen happening
  • Soldiers and military vehicles are visible in a snowy field. [frame:1]
  • Soldiers walk along a snow-covered road beside a military vehicle. [frame:2]
  • Soldiers are seated on a vehicle with a star insignia visible. [frame:3]
  • Soldiers sit on a vehicle, some holding rifles, in a snowy environment. [frame:4]
Seen
military vehicle [frame:1], snow-covered road [frame:2], star insignia [frame:3], rifles [frame:4]
Interpretation
Model opinion, not evidence: mood: serious and documentary; themes: military operation, winter warfare, historical documentation; style notes: black-and-white, wide shots of military movement, static camera, no close-ups

Soldiers in winter gear are shown moving through a snowy landscape with military vehicles; a voice-over mentions 'Operation Killer' and General Ridgeway's intent to counter enemy numerical advantage. No named individuals appear, and the setting is an open, snow-covered field with no visible structures.

“High-powered thrusts called "Operation Killer." The enemy held a huge numerical advantage. Ridgeway was out to eliminate it.” 12:09 automatic transcript, may be wrong

The record

US Government work The record names a federal body as the creating agency. A work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person's official duties has no US copyright (17 U.S.C. 105; before 1978, section 8 of the 1909 Act). This says nothing about copyright outside the United States, or about music, stock footage or other material the film may incorporate. Evidence dossier. The finding concerns the US copyright record for the film; it is not clearance for any use, and this page's annotation is machine output.

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Frame from gov.dod.dimoc.30120 (1959) at 12:09 (passage 12:08–12:18); US record: US Government work

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