South Vietnamese President Thieu Awarding Medals

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South Vietnam Thieu Medals
Date
16 Sep 1973
Dateline
Hue
Script
President Nguyen Van Thieu of South Vietnam seen awarding medals to his armed forces followed by a grand parade and march-past.
Shotlist
  • 1. ws flagpole on old fort
  • 2. ws crowds lining the street mostly army visible
  • 3. ms barbed wire army behind fence and small boy
  • 4. ws tree by river with banner on trunk
  • 5. ms soldiers on guard by river
  • 6. ms soldiers on guard other soldiers (prisoners ?) behind barbed wire
  • 7. ms flags held by soldiers
  • 8. ws spectators sitting under long blue banner naming Nguyen Van Thieu
  • 9. mcu pan over seated spectators
  • 10. ms spectators
  • 11. ms men lining up with banners
  • 12. ws pagoda / pavilion with blue banner
  • 13. ws and pan artillery emplacement soldiers looking over wall of fort several flags of South Vietnam
  • 14. ws Van Thieu at attention officers saluting gun salute as band plays
  • 15. ws monument banners soldiers lined up with flags. Zoom in to cauldron at base of monument
  • 16. ws helicopters fly past with yellow and red smoke the colours of Vietnam flag
  • 17. ms Van Thieu stands in military vehicle saluted. Vehicle stops Van Thieu descends
  • 18. ws Van Thieu on red carpet
  • 19. ws base of monument as gong is beaten
  • 20. ws Van Thieu to monument wreath placed by cauldron
  • 21. ms soldiers march by with regimental colours other soldiers follow
  • 22. ws Van Thieu pins medal to soldier and then regimental colours
  • 23. ws Van Thieu on podium speaking SOUNDBITE (in Vietnamese)
  • 24. ms pan of audience listening
  • 25. ws Van Thieu stll speaking
  • 26. ws pan of parade ground
  • 27. ls pan of soldiers on river bank opposite
  • 28. ws pan of parade
  • 29. ws Van Thieu still speaking
  • 30. ws bunches of balloons ascend
  • 31. ms balloons with slogan attached underneath
  • 32. ws soldiers doing a special display drill to Colonel Bogey
  • 33. various shots soldiers march past with flags
  • 34. various shots companies of soldiers march past
  • 35. ms tanks drive past
  • 36. ms jeeps with mounted guns drive past
  • 37. fogged film.
Film status
Syndicated
Processing date
16 Sep 1973
Processing location
London
Original film
Colour Reversal
Original sound
Yes
Duration
00:09:20:14
Sources
AP Television
NoS ID
z032791

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'South Vietnamese President Thieu Awarding Medals', 16 Sep 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/upitn/search/index.php/story/z032791 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)