A training film for WWII servicemen showing basic survival techniques for the jungle. Four crash survivors demonstrate how to survive in the jungle by trapping and fishing, cooking and sheltering from the wet. To reinforce the message, a lone airman shows how to do the wrong things. Van Heflin appears as one of the airmen.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
312616
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Survival skills
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Armed forces - training
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Survival skills
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)