Indo-Pakistani Border Pakistan Pow’s Released

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India Pakistan POWs
Date
16 Sep 1973
Dateline
Wagha
Script
Pakistani POWs released to freedom at Indo-Pakistani border.
Shotlist
  • 1. ms Red Cross trucks arrving to border crossing in Wagha and are stopped by soldiers
  • 2. cu sign reading Border Security Force Wagha
  • 3. various of PoW’s leaving trucks and being greeted
  • 4. cu BSF India (Border Security Forces) soldier
  • 5. ms soldier calling out names
  • 6. cu POW zoom out to show line of POW’s seated
  • 7. various of soldiers calling out names and PoW being seated
  • 8. gv crowd
  • 9. cu BSF sign
  • 10. various of soldiers carying a prisoner on stretcher
  • 11. ms soldiers at desk checking names as POW’s walk past
  • 12. ms official in turban greeting PoW cameraman filming
  • 13. cu half moon and star zoom out showing three soldiers standing by
  • 14. ms POW meeting family member they hug and say goodbye to soldiers
Film status
Syndicated
Processing date
16 Sep 1973
Processing location
London
Original film
Colour Reversal
Original sound
Magnetic Sound On Film
Duration
00:02:09:05
Sources
AP Television
NoS ID
z009791

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