Cuban Leader Fidel Castro Meets Indira Gandhi In New Delhi

How to cite this film

‘India Meeting’, [newsfilm, online], 12 Sep 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/upitn/search/index.php/story/z009817 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)

Technical Info

Format / Codec: Flash / VP6
Source Format / Codec: MOV
Video Bitrate: 800 kbps
Audio Bitrate: 128 kbps
Frame Size: 640 x 480
Pixels Cropped At Encoding: Top: 0, Bottom: 0, Left: 90, Right: 90
Reason For Crop: Removal of video noise
Other Edits: Video was trimmed of first 7 seconds to remove AP title card

Slug

India Meeting

Date

12 Sep 1973

Dateline

New Delhi

Script

Cuban leader Fidel Castro arriving to New Delhi and is greeted by Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi.

Shotlist

1. ms man in traditional dress playing percussion tilt up to show traditional band in golden dress
2. ms crowds demonstrating with banners
3. cu banner reading Yankees Hands off Asia and Latin America - student congress zoom out to demonstrations NIGHT SHOTS
4. ms Castro leaving aeroplane and is greeted by Indira Gandhi and Foreign Minister Sardar Swaran Singh
5. ms Castro and Indira Gandhi posing for cameras Rajiv Gandhi and Singh behind
6. ms Castro receiving garland

Film status

Syndicated

Processing date

12 Sep 1973

Processing location

London

Original film

Colour Reversal

Original sound

Magnetic Sound On Film

Duration

00:01:16:18

Sources

AP Television

NoS ID

z009817

How to cite this record

'Cuban Leader Fidel Castro Meets Indira Gandhi In New Delhi', 12 Sep 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/upitn/search/index.php/story/z009817 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)

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