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    Australia

    Based on real life events, the film takes place during the guerrilla phase of the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902). Three officers from an Australian volunteer unit operating at the fringes of British controlled territory are accused of executing ...

     
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    Promotional film on participation of Buccaneers from 12 Squadron RAF in Exercise Open Gate in the Mediterranean. Scenes include deployment of ground crews to Gibraltar by C130 Hercules, passage of squadron Buccaneers from the UK to Gibraltar ...

     
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    Amateur film shot by Major Tony Scott of the 1st Battalion Staffordshire Regiment while serving in Belize shows air activity by Puma and Scout helicopters, and Hawker Harrier jets, during joint Army-RAF exercises in the jungle shortly after the ...

     
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    ANNEE 71 1975

    Great Britain

    Explores the conflicting attitudes towards development in an 'under-developed ar ea' the Seychelles, and points out how economic advance can destroy more than it creates.

     
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    WORLD CINEMAIndia

    Story of the effect of war on the people of a remote rural area of Bengal in 1942.

     
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    SOUTH BANK SHOW

    Looks at the Asian Arts Festival in Hong Kong which features the practice of traditional theatrical, musical and dance acts.

     
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    Great Britain

    A fictional study of Imperial India seen through the reminiscences of an exiled daughter of a Marajah and an elderly English tutor who meet over afternoon tea. Includes actual newsreels of court life discovered in the archives of the Raj ...

     
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    PANORAMAGreat Britain

    White farmer Des Bawden and black barrister Sottayi Katsere participate in a programme which considers whether all races can live peacfully in Rhodesia ten years after the declaration of UDI.

     
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    BELIZE 1978

    GB

    Training in Britain's last jungle training country, Belize in Central America. Following jungle patrols, navy movements and air to ground/sea attacks.

     
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    Great Britain

    The future of Belize, former British colony of British Honduras.

     
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    WORLD IN ACTIONGreat Britain

    The film looks at the punishment received by Rhodesians and South Africans who talked to World in Action in 'Goodbye Mr. Smith' and 'The dumping grounds'. Some were deported and others jailed.

     
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    GB

    Amateur film shot by REME (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) artificer Warrant Officer Richard Elliott while serving in Belize records Scout helicopter flights over the Caribbean coastline and into the jungle on exercise and for medical ...

     
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    Rhodesia

    A travelogue advertising the touristic delights of Bulawayo and district. It includes shots of landscapes in Rhodesia, big game, fishing, the Kariba Dam, and Victoria Falls. There are aerial shots of Bulawayo, along with planes, trains, hotels, ...

     
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    Bolland Collection

    A video made for Steel Brothers from original 35mm film to record their timber operations in the forests of Burma in the 1930s and 1940s.

    Production / Donor Details: David Bolland filmed his collection in India between 1952 and ...

     
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    GB

    Short documentary, with a recruiting aim, showing the work of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.

    "The Space Age army" with its high technology (radar, AFVs etc) relies on "another army" of specialists - ...

     
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    Great Britain

    Comedy set in 1900 in Africa, an ornithologist gives a lantern lecture to the Royal Society, describing his African expedition in search of the rare Oozulum bird.

     
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    TOWARDS BARUYA MANHOOD

    About the building of the ceremonial a house used by the Baruya of the Eastern Highlands of New Guinea in their male initiation ceremonies.

     
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    POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - SOUTH EAST ASIAGB

    Steampast in line ahead by ships of the Royal Navy, Commonwealth Strategic Reserve, and Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

    Reel One. Aerial LSs of the steampast. Spectators stand on the ...

     
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    TOWARDS BARUYA MANHOOD

    Initiation ceremonies among the Baruya tribe.

     
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    TOWARDS BARUYA MANHOOD

    Initiation ceremonies among the Baruya tribe.

     
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    TOWARDS BARUYA MANHOOD

    Shows the male initiation ceremonies of the Baruya of New Guinea.

     
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    GB

    Training film on the work of Naval chaplains in ships and shore establishments. Introduced by the Rev. John Oliver the film shows chaplains working at HMS Raleigh in Devon, HM Naval Base Gibraltar, HMS Rooke, on the guided missile cruiser, HMS Blake, ...

     
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    HONG KONG BEAT

    Second in a series of nine programmes showing the work of the Royal Hong Kong Police, filmed over a three month period during the summer of 1977. The heroin drug trade.

     
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    CHILDREN 1970

    FAMILY OF MAN

    Film illustrating the differences and similarities of adult-children relationships across five different communities: Esher in Surrey, Colne in Lancashire, New Guinea, Botswana and the people of the Himalayan Foothills. The film examines ...

     
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    Great Britain

    A description of three of the Christian sects of the Shona and Ndebele immigrants from Southern Rhodesia, who came to live in Zambia between 1957 and 1964. It examines their position in 1969, the effects of their fundamentalist beliefs in ...

     
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    TOWARDS BARUYA MANHOOD

    Shows the Baruya making decorations and other preparations for their male initiation ceremonies. The Chimya is "opened". The Yivupm bwaya undergo further preparations. The Baruya from the Marawaka valley arrive.

     
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    DILEMMA 1979

    GB

    Made entirely on location in Belize, the film tells the parallel and overlapping stories of two men on the same squadron, one a Harrier pilot and the other a young technician. We are shown how both men are faced with the same dilemma - whether to ...

     
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    DIVISION 1975

    Great Britain

    Discussion on democracy in Australia, Rhodesia, Northern Ireland and particularly India.

     
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    GB

    Recruitment film for the Royal Navy, focusing on the "Dragon Squadron", based in Hong Kong. The Dragon Squadron is responsible for assisting the Hong Kong police in policing Hong Kong's waters. Includes scenes onboard patrol ships HMS Yarnton, HMS ...

     
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    SURVIVALGreat Britain

    About the wildlife of the Seychelles Islands and the efforts that are being made to protect both the islands and their wildlife.

     
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    Dudley Collection

    Scenes in the Solomon Islands

    Production / Donor Details: Mr Dudley joined the Colonial Office after WW2 and was sent to Nigeria, initially to carry out a land survey assessing the damage done to agricultural land by tin mining ...

     
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    Dudley Collection

    Scenes in the Solomon Islands

    Production / Donor Details: Mr Dudley joined the Colonial Office after WW2 and was sent to Nigeria, initially to carry out a land survey assessing the damage done to agricultural land by tin mining ...

     
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    Mozambique

    An inside account of the struggle waged by FRELIMO against Portuguese colonialism. Also relates the support given to Portugal by the Smith regime in Rhodesia and its continued military attacks on civilian targets in Mozambique following that ...

     
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    GB

    A territorial survey of Belize (formerly British Honduras) as an introduction to a Staff College tactical exercise.

    Notes

    Content information copied from SSVC Army Film Catalogue 1983 - 1984

     
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    Rhodesia

    Propagandic film extolling the wonderful life and achievements of Rhodesia. Emphasis is on united Rhodesians, with footage of them in various situations - agricultural shows, city scenes, country scenes and village scenes. It looks at the ...

     
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    WEEKEND WORLD PRODUCTION MATERIAL AND INSERTSGreat Britain
     
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    Sweden, Zimbabwe

    A musical passion play, performed by students from Kwanongoma College of Music and United College of Education, Bulawayo. Sung in a local dialect and filmed at Serima Mission, Zimbabwe, Easter 1976.

     
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    BRIAN CONNELL INTERVIEWGreat Britain

    An interview with Lord Carver who would be responsible on Britain's behalf for implementing the Anglo-American settlement in Rhodesia, if accepted.

     
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    Rhodesia

    A history of the Rhodesian parliament and of Rhodesia's political development. It begins with various shots in the city of Salisbury, lauding the fact that old buildings are being pulled down. A history of the parliament building and the early ...

     
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    Travelogue of Fiji showing, traditional dances, sugar cane plantations, traditional fishing methods, walking on fire, mosques, the army, city life, hospitals, harbours and the airport and Broadcasting House.

     
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    PANORAMAGreat Britain

    Report from Grenada on Eric Gairy's recently installed Premiership and those who oppose his leadership.

     
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    Documentary about development in Qatar, funded by wealth from oil, including increased standard of living, irrigation, new housing, hospitals and schools.

    Doha, the capital of Quatar, has been transformed into a modern city. Geographical ...

     
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    Great Britain, USA

    Adventure story about cowardice versus bravery among British soldiers in the 1880s.

     
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    GB

    Film showing the variety of roles in the Royal Navy by illustrating four seamen, each working in a specific type of ship.

    Tony is a crew member on a British nuclear submarine, "a most remarkable vessel". As an ...

     
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    TV EYEGreat Britain

    The Rhodesian Army in operation against Nationalist guerillas.

     
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    FULL HOUSEGreat Britain

    LIVE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME. The first of the series.

    Main title over rock band Humble Pie playing to studio audience (02.08). Joe Melia (JM) introduces the new series, explaining the format, and the current ...

     
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    WORLD IN ACTIONGreat Britain

    DOCUMENTARY. A report on the current state of Rhodesia concentrating particularly on the Land Tenure Act and its effects.

    Introduction: against the background of another attempt to start talks with Mr. Ian Smith, ...