USMC 111483: Grenada #35

Item Description
Title
USMC 111483: Grenada #35

Citation information
USMC 111483: Grenada #35. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
10/3068

Marine Corps Library Number
7252-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111483

Decade
1980

Date
1983

Description
Footage of Marines from 22nd Marine Amphibious Unit in Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury. Marines remove CS tear gas grenades and other items from a building. Aerial views of towns, countryside, and coastline. Troops interact with locals. A local man is detained while a crowd watches. Views of various animals. Various guns and shells are displayed. Seized Soviet An-2 and Cuban An-24RV sit at Pearls Airport. A ZPU-2 antiaircraft gun is shown. A group of Marines in the woods holds a religious service. Troops sit outside a building resting.

Location(s)
Grenada

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed in Ocober or November 1983.

Regiment
8th Marines


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Reversal: Positive

Original physical length
879

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
05/29/2024

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

Digital runtime
24:45

Digital file type
video/H264