USMC 111015: ""A visit with the Commandant, 1974""

Item Description
Title
USMC 111015: ""A visit with the Commandant, 1974""

Citation information
USMC 111015: ""A visit with the Commandant, 1974"". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
10/3094/1

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111015

Decade
1970

Date
1974

Description
""Visit with the Commandant"". Commandant Robert E. Cushman, Jr. talks to young Marines about where the Corps stands today and where it's headed. Cushman discusses opportunities in the Corps, offers advice on being a successful Marine, and explains ""esprit de corp."" Includes combat and training footage featuring many types of weapons, vehicles, and equipment. US Marine Corps War Memorial is shown with monuments in the background, along with a shot of cars and people passing by the Pentagon.

Location(s)
Arlington (Va.)

Camera crew
East Coast Motion Picture & Television Production Unit

Genre
Informational

Film date (note)
Filmed in 1974.

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Kinescope

Original physical length
550

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
07/19/2023

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

Digital runtime
15:10

Digital file type
video/H264