February 25, 2014

DOUGLAS SLOCOMBE OBE BSC: The cameraman who escaped the Nazi invasion of Poland

For more than 40 years Douglas Slocombe, who turns 101 this week, was one of British cinema’s most acclaimed cinematographers. But in 1939 his efforts to film the German invasion of Poland forced him to make a dramatic escape.  Vincent Dowd, BBC World Service interviews Douggie.   Listen here

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