Madina boe

Duration: 34

Year Published: 1969

Creator: Direction, Jose Massir.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Massir, Jose.; Madina-boe.

Description: Running time cited as 34-37 minutes.; Alternate title: Madina-boe.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; Third world newsreel twentieth anniversary program guide (1987), p. 10; "This film captures the activities of combatants in the People's Army for the Independence of Guinea Bissau/Cape Verde during the struggle for independence from Portugal. Filmed in the liberated area of Guinea Bissau and the Republic of Guinea, Madina Boe records aspects of the life of guerrilla cadre, documenting political education, guerrilla medicine, and physical training. In one scene, a section of the PAIGC prepares for an attack against a Portuguese military outpost. The film explains both the practical and philosophical nature of armed struggle in Guinea Bissau and includes an interview with Amilcar Cabral, founder of the PAIGC independence movement."-- Third World Newsreel.; PFA 1612-01-4434. D0174; In Spanish with some English subtitles and English titles.; PFA 1612-01-4434. CONDITION NOTE: Last inspected: 03 Jun 1989; splices; sprockets; Good to very good condition; has some English titles, but they are not subtitles; approx. 16 tape splices and 5 repairs to sprocket damage CONDITION NOTE: Last checked (on CineScan): 25 Sep 1998; scratches; Fair condition; many scratches; a few splices; Spanish narration with very little English subtitling; some English titles

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE