Place | Asia: Cambodia |
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Accession Number | F10494 |
Collection type | Film |
Measurement | 10 min 40 sec |
Object type | To be confirmed |
Physical description | 16mm/colour (Eastman)/sound |
Maker |
Kim Dong Kyu Davis, Neil Brian Bradbury, David |
Place made | Thailand: Bangkok |
Date made | 5 February 1979 |
Access | Open |
Conflict |
Period 1970-1979 Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial![]() |
Interview with Neil Davis Roll 20 (Frontline out takes)
Description
Neil Davis as a cameraman correspondent, describes hand to hand fighting methods in Cambodia; filming during close fighting; taking up a weapon to defend a position that was being overun; explains why it was sometimes impossible to get action footage in a battle; his refusual to take film of soldiers firing after a battle; staged action shots common practice with some of the news networks; hearing President Nixon on the radio announcing a ceasefire in Indo China while beseiged in a Government outpost in Cambodia; did not believe in Nixon's "peace with honour" statement. [Original negative cut for use in 'Frontline'; title filler 'Scene extracted' spliced in where the cuts was made.]
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