The Battle For The Marianas.

Duration: 20min

Year Published: 1944

Creator: US Navy

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: Sound

Description: Authentic combat films shot during the invasion of Saipan and Tinian. Shows all aspects of the amphibious operations including preliminary naval gunfire, carrier air attacks, landing operations, and the subsequent fighting ashore

Complete Record: THE BATTLE FOR THE MARIANAS. Distributed by Warner Bros. Studios for U. S. Government Office of War Information, c1944. Credits: Producer and director, Gordon Hollingshead; photographed by U. S. Marine Corps cameramen; film editor, Rex Steele. © Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.; 29Sep44; MP15209.

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946