Agent Orange: Policy of Poison

Synopsis

Through use of archive and newsreel footage, interviews and narration documents the widepsread use of chemical warfare in South Vietnam between 1961 and 1971. The tape also draws attention to the use of 245T as an agricultural weedkiller in Britain, the only country in the EEC continuing to use the substance.

Language

English

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.

Year of production

1988

Availability

Sale

Subjects

Environmental science; History

Keywords

Agent Orange; agricultural chemicals; South Vietnam; toxic substances; Vietnam war

Credits

Producer

Katy Ferguson; Nina Ward; Rod Iveson

Cast

Julie Christie

Sponsor

Name

Campaign for Compensation for Vietnamese Victims of Chemical War

Name

Trades Union Congress

Web

http://www.tuc.org.uk/publications/srchResults.cfm External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7636 4030

Address

Congress House
Great Russell Street
London
WC1B 3LS

Distributor

Name

Activision Studios