Frontline (Captioned)

Australia, 1979

TV show
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The late Neil Davis covered the Vietnam War for over 11 years; his footage of the conflict was seen nightly by millions of television viewers around the world. The film examines the ethical issues facing a person in the front line who is not an active combatant and provides a record of Davis’ involvement in the conflict, combining his original footage, comments and archival film. Rated: PG

Credits

producer/director

David Bradbury

production company

Australian War Memorial

Tasmanian Film Corporation

Australian Film Commission

Language

English

Duration

00:55:00:00

Colour

Colour

ACMI Identifier

35573

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Davis, Neil, 1934-1985

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Journalism

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Journalism - Political aspects

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture journalism - Australia

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Davis, Neil, 1934-1985

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

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War

Closed captioning

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Journalism - Political aspects

People → Davis, Neil, 1934-1985

Television

Sound/audio

Captioned

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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