French Outposts Of Empire (1940)

Full title reads: “French Outposts of Empire“. GV Sunrise at sea. VS of French alpine ski patrol leaving a snow igloo on the snow covered summit of a mountain in Syria and good shots of them on patrol skiing across the snow slopes and through the alpine forests. GV Sand dunes in Sahara. VS Good shots of French colonial troops and legionnaires parading in their Beau Geste type fortress, in the desert. VS Excellent shots of camel mounted patrol crossing the sand dunes of the vast open desert with CUs of the men of the French Foreign Legion who command the patrol which is made up of French native troops. 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 Graphi