USMC 100471: "Engineers Up"

Item Description
Title
USMC 100471: "Engineers Up"

Citation information
USMC 100471: "Engineers Up". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
BY

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
USMC 100471

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100471 , MH -10278K

Description
Edited and narrated film depicting a day in the life of Marine Combat Engineers during the Vietnam War. Marines are shown sweeping for mines, checking civilian ID cards, searching for Viet Cong, clearing new roads, purifying water, and repairing a bridge. Includes scenes of Marines engaging in combat and calling for land and air support. The film emphasizes the essential role played by the Engineers in keeping roads and supply lines intact.

Location(s)
Vietnam.

Camera crew
Combat Pictorial Branch HQMC, Naval Photographic Center (Producer).

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Public relations

Battalion
Marine Combat Engineers


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Postive

Original physical length
400

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. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
06/05/2018

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
11:55

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Vietnam War