Jungle Survival

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1838

Date Released

24 Aug 1964

Date submitted

6 Aug 1964

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jungle Survival. DESCRIPTION: The American Air Force is running a jungle survival school, to teach Air Commandos the rudiments of living off the country during jungle operations. They learn which plants can provide food or water. The students are then sent into the wilds; their training mission, to rendezvous with another group deep in the jungle, without being detected by the local Indians. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Aerial parachute dropped from plane. CU instructor on jungle survival. MS pan same passes plants to troops. MS same showing various plants. MS same squeezes water out of plant. MS pan down thorny palm. MS food cooked over open fire. CU food. CU soldier eating. CU same drinking. MCU another. MS soldiers go off into jungle. MLS same in jungle. GV jungle growth. MS soldiers through jungle. GV jungle growth. MS soldiers meet with Jungle Fred - a native. MS soldiers give their hats to native. MLS soldiers arrive at camp. MS Jungle Fred. MS same hands soldiers hats back.

Keywords

Military

Locations

United States of America; Panama; Canal Zone; Albrook Air Force Base

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

88703

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

149

Story extras:

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