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Jungle Hospital

Medical services in the Viet Bac jungle region of the Western Highlands; the functioning of an army hospital is shown in some detail. Doctors and nurses quit comfortable and modern hospitals in cities to help build a hospital in the jungle. They manage to make things work, creating medical tools to save soldiers thanks to their advanced knowledge and bravery. Scenes show the construction of the hospital by a jungle stream, medical staff working with patients and laboratory equipment. Patients work on exercise bikes and in a rudimentary gym. Also includes footage of hunting in the jungle and the killing and dismemberment of an elephant, scenes of cooking, learning, and patients watching films that feature the capture of American soldiers.

Credits

Hoang Yen (script); Thinh Truong (camera); Thanh Ha (camera); Kim Khanh (editor)

Complete catalog record
Alternate title: Quân y viện trong dãy Trường Sơn . English.
Original source: Reproduction of: Quân y viện trong dãy Trường Sơn North Vietnam, c. 1965-1975. 16mm Comb BW pos. | The British Film Institute | Contributors: Hoang Yen; Thinh Truong; Thanh Ha; Kim Khanh. | Production Company: Liberation Film Studios.
Release: Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2017.
Physical description: 1 online resource (video file 0:13:41) : sound, black and white | monochrome
Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Medical care -- Vietnam -- Central Highlands | Hospitals -- Vietnam -- Central Highlands | Medical care | Vietnam -- Central Highlands | Wars | Medical practitioners | Hospitals | Vietnam War (1955-1975) | Health and medicine | Prisoners of war | Food | Vietnam | North Vietnam | Documentary | 1954-1975 | 1961-1975

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Sources

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Record added 2026-11-08 20:56:10