Looking for World War I/II footage on 8mm

Post by **freddiesykes** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:23 am

I was looking around at google and ebay but came up with nothing. Does anyone know when I can get World War I or II footage on regular or super 8? Stock or news footage, anything. Might be pretty rare..

Edit: Found some Vietnam footage, but it was all 16mm. Maybe I should pick up a 16mm projector for cheap on ebay.

Post by **camera8mm** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:47 am

Castle films distributed a number of fillms on WWII on 8mm. I think they were the "news of the world" short reels originally shown in theaters on 35mm before the feature film and simply reduced to 8mm.

Post by **freddiesykes** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 7:00 am

Hmm, those could be interesting, but no luck in finding them. Where do the people who make those WWII docs get the footage I wonder.

Post by **Seppo.T** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:43 am

Ebay.de is a good hunting ground. A few documentaries on S8 or regular8 shows up all the time. I have not seen this one, but I would bet some pints there is archival footage in this one, too.

http://cgi.ebay.de/Super-8-Film-Staling ... otohosting

You may also check with these guys, someone may have what You need.
http://8mmforum.film-tech.com/cgi-bin/u ... matebb.cgi[/url]

Post by **sunrise** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:39 am

There are some documentaries called "How we fight" or something like that. Very newsreel style. They show up on ebay once in a while.

michael

Post by **pinata2000** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:53 am

freddiesykes wrote:I was looking around at google and ebay but came up with nothing. Does anyone know when I can get World War I or II footage on regular or super 8? Stock or news footage, anything. Might be pretty rare..

Edit: Found some Vietnam footage, but it was all 16mm. Maybe I should pick up a 16mm projector for cheap on ebay.

you might want to try urbanski film I know they sell 8mm films (16mm & 35mm too)

http://www.members.tripod.com/~Moviecraft/index-6.html
hope this helps

Post by **freddiesykes** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:08 am

Those are some pretty cheap prices on those. Found this are Derann:

D-DAYÃ¢â‚¬â€œ 2 x 200Ã¢â‚¬â„¢ Standard 8/Silent. Ã‚Â§ Ã‚Â¥ Ã‚Â£6.99. Subtitled Ã¢â‚¬Å“The True GloryÃ¢â‚¬Â Documentary footage.

This might be interesting. Most of the films I want from Derann or these other sites are "selected scene" only it seems

Thanks.

Post by **tlatosmd** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:06 pm

If you're looking for original footage shot during WWI or II on S8, it doesn't exist. S8 was invented in 1965, while R8 was in 1932 (so no WWI footage at all).

Post by **VideoFred** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:34 pm

tlatosmd wrote: WWI or II on S8, it doesn't exist. S8 was invented in 1965, while R8 was in 1932 (so no WWI footage at all).

Right!

But I do know of some fine color! 1940's R8 footage.
Actualy, I have the clips right here, but I have no permission to show them. It's from the US, no war scenes. Quality is unbelievable.

So there is a chance to find even some colored footage about WWII.

Fred.

Post by **1kredhead** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:53 pm

http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/canadaswar/reviews.html

Post by **jpolzfuss** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:59 pm

Hi,

you might search for "Antlitz des Krieges" (available as 6x 120m b/w sound by "Atlas" and as 6x 70m b/w sound by "piccolo film").

There are several other Super8-films about the first and second world war - just search for "Weltkrieg" or "Vom Kaiserreich zur Republik" as "Titel" here:
http://www.super8online.de/suchen.php

I guess that some of these films have been released in English by "Castle Films" or "Universal 8", too.

JÃƒÂ¶rg

Post by **tlatosmd** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 3:31 pm

jpolzfuss wrote:There are several other Super8-films about the first and second world war - just search for [...] "Vom Kaiserreich zur Republik" as "Titel" here:

Is there a significant reason that one sounds a lot like Vom Kaiserhof zur Reichskanzlei, Goebbels's autobiography? :?

Post by **jpolzfuss** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:23 pm

tlatosmd wrote:
jpolzfuss wrote:There are several other Super8-films about the first and second world war - just search for [...] "Vom Kaiserreich zur Republik" as "Titel" here:
Is there a significant reason that one sounds a lot like Vom Kaiserhof zur Reichskanzlei, Goebbels's autobiography? :?

No, it's a "neutral" documentation consisting of news-reels and other footage from the end of the German empire (incl. footage from WWI) and the begining of the German republic.
(No, it doesn't include any Jedis ;) )

Post by **audadvnc** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:04 pm

camera8mm wrote:Castle films distributed a number of fillms on WWII on 8mm. I think they were the "news of the world" short reels originally shown in theaters on 35mm before the feature film and simply reduced to 8mm.

I got some Castle Films 16mm newsreels off eBay a couple years back, including their 1939 Year in Review, showing French troop deploying along the Maginot Line. Bought a box of 400' films for about $25.

Post by **tim** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 7:06 pm

I'm just having a clearout of Castle WWII and other WWII footage. Email me privately if you are interested before I put them on Ebay.

Filmshooting

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