FIGHTING AROUND VERDUN.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1616, 28 September 1916, Page 3

FIGHTING AROUND VERDUN.

The Christchurch Press of August 14lh, 1910, says: —“It is not oftcu that the people' in our Dominion have the opportunity of witnessing lilms depicting genuine scenes of the actual lighting in Europe, and the 7,000-foot, picture, “Fram-e on the hiring Line,” which was shown to a crowded audience at the King’s Theatre last night, and which hears the oflicial hall-mark of authenticity, is something of a novelty in its convincing depiction of read war. The scenes were taken by cinematographers specially commissioned by the Drench Government in order to compile records, more vivid that words, however, descriptive, of the part played by this gallani country in the world’s greatest; war. Judging by results, these operators have done their work well, and undertook enormous risks to secure some of the incidents, which include the bursting of 2-ton shells scattering the debris far and wide and uprooting trees as if by a giant hand. Or again, the spectator can imagine one of these intrepid men —with masked head and face — grimly turning Ihe handle of his camera as lie watches a deadly cloud of poisonous vapour floating towards him from the German trenches, so that the world can realise from (he seals of a, theatre what the heroic men in the lighting line are braving to crush the' Hun.” Scenes taken right up in the front trenches, sometimes with the German trenches only six yards away, show'how daring has been (he operator in his endeavour to get the best results. The scenes of “lighting Around Verdun” are particularly interesting, and give one an excellent idea of the country round about this interesting fort, which has proved to be the Germans’ “Waterloo.” To again cpiote from the Press ;-*-lt says: “It is certainly the iinest war picture yet seen. The photography, for the most part, is excellent, which is a matter for wonderment, when the tremendous risks of the photographer are taken into consideration.” “Fighting Around Verdun” will be shown at the Town Hall fur only one night, on Monday next.