President Thieu Reviewing Naval Forces

How to cite this film

‘South Vietnam Thieu Reviews Navy’, [newsfilm, online], 18 Sep 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/upitn/search/index.php/story/z016600 (Accessed 09 Feb 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

South Vietnam Thieu Reviews Navy

Date

18 Sep 1973

Dateline

Saigon

Script

President Nguyen Van Thieu of South Vietnam reviewed his Naval forces on the Mekong River

Shotlist

1. various ws Naval launch with President Thieu on Mekong River past mine sweepers and frigates
2. various ms Thieu reviewing ships
3. ws seating with Naval officers
4. vs covered dais officer at podium
5. vs parade of Naval ratings brass band (film out of register from here)
6. vs parade of small launches torpedo boats gunboats

Film status

Syndicated

Processing date

18 Sep 1973

Processing location

London

Original film

Colour Reversal

Original sound

Mute

Duration

00:05:25:23

Sources

AP Television

NoS ID

z016600

How to cite this record

'President Thieu Reviewing Naval Forces', 18 Sep 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/upitn/search/index.php/story/z016600 (Accessed 09 Feb 2025)

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