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The Falklands War : The Untold Story

Item number (ISN):

132141

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1987

Item number (ISN):

132141

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

BANFF TELEVISION FESTIVAL

Accession:

1989-0269

Media:

Video

Part:

2 of 2

Production date:

1987

Production company:

Yorkshire Television

Production credit:

director, Peter Kosminsky; producer, Michael Bilton; Peter Kosminisky; executive producer, John Willis; associate producer, Patrick Buckley; photography, Alan Wilson; editing, Terry Warwick; Maggie Severs; Richard Skelton; sound, Chris Clarkson; music, Rachel Portman; narrator, Philip Tibenham

Description:

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This 1988 Banff Television Festival award-winning documentary marks the 5-year anniversary of Argentina's invasion of the Falkland Islands in South America. Narrative by Philip Tibenham, footage of military manoeuvers by Argentina and Great Britain, and interviews of military personnel, relatives, civilians and medical aides reveal the war from the perspective of those directly involved. Footage includes: the 4:00 a.m. invasion on April 2, 1982, filmed by an Argentine navy cameraman; Argentine students being taught that the Islas Malvinas are their rightful heritage; U.S. Secretary of State Alexander Haig meeting with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to seek a negotiated settlement; a British air strike; torpedos being readied in the "HMS Conqueror" as it trails an Argentine ship, the "Belgrano"; Argentine missiles being dropped; Welsh reinforcements joining the British troops; and Argentine airplane exploding; British prisoners of war; an air attack on the British ship, "Sir Galahad", and close-ups of a victim with half his leg torn off; the British attack on Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands; Argentine retaliation; and British crowds cheering returning victors. Among those interviewed are: Nicano Costa Mendez, Foreign Minister of Buenos Aires, Argentina; Jean Kirkpatrick, U.N. Ambassador; Hector Bonzo, Captain of the "Belgrano"; Alan West, Captain of the "HMS Ardent"; Lieutenant Commander Nigel Ward, British pilot; Major Carlos A. Tomba, Argentine pilot; Major Ewen Southby-Tailyour, and General Mario B. Menendez, Military Governor of the Malvinas, who conceded defeat in June, 1982. Topics discussed in interviews include: Prime Minister Thatcher's attitude towards the war cabinet; experiences of the savagery of battle; experiences of victory and defeat; questions from both sides on the need for this war; and the apparent indifference of those at home. <90mn>

Subjects:

ARGENTINA~FALKLAND ISLANDS WAR, 1982~GREAT BRITAIN~INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS~MILITARY ART & SCIENCE~NAVAL BATTLES~SHIPS~ARGENTINA. NAVY~GREAT BRITAIN. NAVY~HAIG, ALEXANDER~THATCHER, MARGARET

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Portions of this documentary are in Spanish with voice-over English translation.~2. This program was announced as a special, extended program marking the 5-year anniversary of the invasion of the Falkland Islands.~3. This videotape has on-screen intertitles that indicate "Part One", "Part Two", "Part Three", and "Part Four", but the program appears to be a single documentary.

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Vault ISN:

114604

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V2 8905-0039
V2 8905-0040

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

105:06

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

756332

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

132141-001.MXF
132141-002.MXF

Number of items:

2

Made from:

V2 8905-0039
V2 8905-0040

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

756333

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

132141-001.MP4
132141-002.MP4

Number of items:

2

Made from:

V2 8905-0039
V2 8905-0040

Status:

REF
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Open

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