Two eight bravo

An army recruitment film which captures the drama of battle. A tank hits a land-mine in Vietnam, and we follow the journey of the crippled tank back to Australia where repairs begin. Young Army apprentices, in training, learn how to repair tanks, aircraft and modern equipment.

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Credits

production company

Australian Commonwealth Film Unit

Grahame Jennings Productions

director

James M. Olsson

Duration

00:18:15:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1971

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011257

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Recruiting and enlistment

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia. Army

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Australia

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Armed forces - training

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1971

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