USMC 109580: Raymond Burr in Vietnam

Item Description
Title
USMC 109580: Raymond Burr in Vietnam

Citation information
USMC 109580: Raymond Burr in Vietnam. (00341.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
08/2670

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
00341

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 109580

Decade
1960

Date
1965-06

Description
Raymond Burr details his experiences during his USO trips to Vietnam, explains aspects of the war effort, visits a hospital ship in the harbor of Da Nang. Burr interviews Gen Lewis W. Walt about the difficulties faced by American forces. Marine Sgt Morel discusses his leadership role and the Marine Corps' relationship with South Vietnamese civilians. Burr interviews Marines about their thoughts on the war.

Location(s)
Da Nang (Vietnam)

Camera crew
Alley, Dexter; Wolfkill, Grant

Genre
Informational

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
B&W

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Reversal: Positive

Original physical length
1865

Original aspect ratio
1.37:1 (Academy)

Original media type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Language
English

Contributing organization
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections


Digital collection name
United States Marine Corps Films


Rights information
Public domain.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
04/13/2023

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K

Digital runtime
52:32

Digital file type
video/H264