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Biafra : An Indictment of the World

Item number (ISN):

146584

Series title:

W5

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Item number (ISN):

146584

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CTV TELEVISION NETWORK / RÉSEAU DE TÉLÉVISION CTV

Accession:

1989-0530

Media:

Video

Part:

1 of 1

Release date:

1968-10-20

Production company:

CTV Television Network

Production credit:

director, Robert Conroy; producer, Warren Troyer; executive producer, Charles Templeton; host, Ken Cavanaugh BIAFRA: director/reporter, Louis Van Gasteren; photography, Rolland Kerbosch; Johan Van Der Keuken

Description:

A public affairs series hosted by Ken Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh presents an overview of the Biafran struggle for independence from Nigeria. Colonel Ojukwu, the Biafran Head of State, and General Yakubu Noowon, the Nigerian Head of State, comment. A 40 minute Dutch documentary by Louis Van Gasteren on the situation in Biafra is then presented. Scenes of refugees, troops training and deserted towns are interspersed with interviews of: Dr Eke, Minister of Information, Biafra; Colonel Ockokwime, Assistant Chief of Staff, Biafran Army; Sir Louis Mbanefo, Chief Justice, Biafra; Rolf Steiner, Commander in Chief, Biafra; Taffy Williams, mercenary; Biafran Minister of Foreign Affairs Mbu; a medical doctor; Bishop Whelan of Owerri, Biafra; and Nnagor, a lawyer in Owerri, Biafra. Van Gasteren is then interviewed in the studio about his feelings on Biafra after making his film.

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Includes commercials and commercial blanks.

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Vault ISN:

154806

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V5 9006-0856

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

60:00

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

308324

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 9802-0020

Number of items:

1

Duration:

120:00

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

645439

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

146584.mxf

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V4 9802-0032

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

645441

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

146584.mp4

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V4 9802-0032

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

1170932

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V4_9802-0032.MXF

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V4 9802-0032

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1170933

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V4_9802-0032.MP4

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V4 9802-0032

Status:

REF
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 9802-0020

Restrictions on consultation:

No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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