Arab Guerillas Hostages Released

How to cite this film

‘Kuwait Hostages Released’, [newsfilm, online], 8 Sep 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/upitn/search/index.php/story/z019510 (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

Kuwait Hostages Released

Date

8 Sep 1973

Dateline

Kuwait

Script

The five Arab guerillas who seized a group of Saudi Arabian diplomats in attempt to free a jailed Palestinian leader will be tried in Kuwait.

Shotlist

1. ms pan officials
2. ms pan guerrillas in line
3. cu police
4. gv guerrillas:
5. ms pan hostages smiling after their release:

Film status

Syndicated

Processing date

9 Sep 1973

Processing location

New York: a0065260

Original film

Black and White Negative

Original sound

Mute

Duration

00:00:44:11

Sources

AP Television

NoS ID

z019510

How to cite this record

'Arab Guerillas Hostages Released', 8 Sep 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/upitn/search/index.php/story/z019510 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)

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