Cameramen at War (1943) User Reviews

Tribute to Brave Men

[malcolmgsw · 7/10 · 22 October 2007]

This short film introduces us to the brave camermen from World War 2,some of whom it is pointed out have been killed in action.One of the points of interest is the equipment that they are shown as using.It is extremely unwieldy as is clockwork.The Germans had much more sophisticated equipment which i believe was driven by an electric motor and more on the lines of a Mitchell arriflex.American newsreel men also had much more advanced equipment.What this film does not concern itself with was the accuracy of newsreels namely how much was original material and how much was faked.However i would guess that much of the material in this short was shot at the front.However these newsreels lack the immediacy of news footage that we so much take for granted today.

Forgotten Men

[gavin6942 · 7/10 · 30 June 2014]

This short showcases the work of the cameramen who filmed the battles of World War I and early World War II. We also get to see the faces of many of the men who took the pictures. This includes legendary director D. W. Griffith, who shot newsreels in the trenches of WWI.

Of course, no one in war faces more danger than the soldiers who are on the front lines fighting. Millions of men whose names are not remembered have passed on, left to die on a field in a foreign land.

But there is also the field reporter, who must go to the most dangerous places, often without a gun or any sort of armor. These are not heroes in any traditional sense, but still brave men. They ought to be honored as veterans of a sort, too.