Time of the locust

Duration: 13

Year Published: 1966

Creator: produced by Peter Gessner.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Gessner, Peter, 1939-; Feldman, Morton, 1926-1987.

Description: "A film about the war in Vietnam. Assembled from American news film, Vietnamese National Liberation Front combat footage, and unreleased material filmed by Japanese Television camera units. Produced with the cooperation of the American Friends Service Committee, the Inter- University Committee for Debate on Foreign Policy."; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CUY.; PFA 1604-01-13425. Restricted: PFA exhibition backup.; PFA 1608-01-13334. Restricted: For PFA exhibition only.; Editor, Peter Gessner ; music, Morton Feldman ; percussion, Max Neuhaus.; Displays war atrocities contrasted by American foreign policy to preserve peace throughout the world. Documentary footage is used exclusively.; PFA 1604-01-13425. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (13 min.) (439 ft.) : opt sd., b&w ; 16 mm. polyester print. Excellent condition; some minor timing improvements over Cinema Arts print #3) CONDITION NOTE: Last inspected: 2008/10/29; New print; minor perf wear throughout; PFA 1604-01-13341. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (13 min.) (439 ft.) : opt sd., b&w ; 16 mm. polyester print. Excellent condition; looks somewhat comparable to acetate print #2; PFA 1604-01-13340. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (13 min.) (439 ft.) : opt sd., b&w ; 16 mm. polyester print. Excellent condition; better than print #8 but some sections are still to bright or washed out; PFA 1604-01-13339. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (13 min.) (439 ft.) : opt sd., b&w ; 16 mm. polyester print. Excellent condition; contrast is about equal to approved print #2, but some areas are still too washed out; PFA 1604-01-13338. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (13 min.) (439 ft.) : opt sd., b&w ; 16 mm. polyester print. Excellent condition; print is as bright as #2 but lacks its contrast; PFA 1604-01-13337. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (13 min.) (439 ft.) : opt sd., b&w ; 16 mm. polyester print. Excellent condition; print is brighter than #5 but still darker than #2; PFA 1604-01-13336. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (13 min.) (439 ft.) : opt sd., b&w ; 16 mm. polyester print. Excellent condition; print is dark and lacking in contrast compared to DuArt print #2; PFA 1608-01-13334. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (13 min.) (439 ft.) : opt sd., b&w ; 16 mm. acetate print. CONDITION NOTE: Last inspected: 2008/03/17; Good condition; some wear; Eastman b/w pos; significant off- center linear base scratches falling off after title sequence; inner perf tick; fair amount of outside rain scratching just outside track area; no splices; PFA 1604-01-13335. Excellent condition; light cut scratches in center of frame originate from scratched dupe neg #1 CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2008/10/21 Same.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE