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Taken from the sponsored film Terrain Study of Phuoc Tuy Province South Vietnam (1967)

Original title classification not rated – this clip chosen to be G

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Curator’s clip description

This clip looks at the waterways – river and sea – in what was then known as Phuoc Tuy Province of South Vietnam.

Curator’s notes

This clip begins with footage of the maze of tidal waterways and swamps south of Ba Ria and northeast of the Mekong Delta. It focuses on accessibility to water traffic and includes a shot of a South Vietnamese marine police boat patrolling the waterways. The second part of the clip is shot along the coast, showing beachside towns and villages, with military vehicles littering the seashore. A Chinook helicopter drops provisions to a group of expectant villagers. Aerial footage shows some of the monsoon induced surf, made famous by the surfing scene in Apocalypse Now – although the scene was actually shot in The Philippines. The Australian Army’s LSMs (Landing Ship Medium) were able to access the coastal areas at high tide.

Adrienne Parr, curator

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