Arab Guerrillas Leave Paris With Hostages

How to cite this film

‘France Saudi Embassy Seige’, [newsfilm, online], 6 Sep 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/upitn/search/index.php/story/z016347 (Accessed 31 Jan 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

France Saudi Embassy Seige

Date

6 Sep 1973

Dateline

Paris

Script

After a 17 hour seige at the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Paris a Syrian airliner with five hostages aboard has departed for Kuwait. The gunmen had demanded the release of a jailed Palestinian guerrilla leader and a plane to fly them out of Paris.

Shotlist

1. ws street scene by Saudi embassy
2. mcu Police sign on motor scooter
3. ws police on street outisde embassy
4. ws diplomatic activity on street
5. ws Syrian jet taxiing on runway and taking off

Film status

Syndicated

Processing date

6 Sep 1973

Processing location

London

Original film

Colour Reversal

Original sound

Mute

Duration

00:00:41:15

Sources

AP Television

NoS ID

z016347

How to cite this record

'Arab Guerrillas Leave Paris With Hostages', 6 Sep 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/upitn/search/index.php/story/z016347 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)

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