OPERATION AGRICOLA IV, KOSOVO, 2000-2001 (TAPE 10) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: OPERATION AGRICOLA IV, KOSOVO, 2000-2001 (TAPE 10) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFM 391
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
  • Summary: The Royal Marines in Kosovo.
  • Description: Royal Marines patrol in Serbian villages, distributing the KFOR Serbian-language newspaper "ТЕДЕГРАФ" ("Telegraf") to local people. They are accompanied by a female interpreter in an orange sleeveless top. They stop at a village house for coffee and talk informally with the woman occupant, who speaks very good English. Further workshop scenes: captured weapons are rendered unusable. Members of X Company patrol in Pristina. At a block of flats, local police arrest a smartly dressed man and take him into custody. Patrol continues by a row of shops and back to base. The unfinished Serbian Orthodox Church of Christ the Saviour in Pristina, currently under the protection of British forces (who have a tent erected inside the church's interior and an unloading bay in the porch). Royal Marines guard the entrances to the YU Project in Ulpiana, Pristina, a Serbian enclave. Nearby is a pillbox made of sandbags where another Marine keeps watch; a UN Police vehicle drives past. ROYAL MARINES VIDEO PRODUCTION UNIT SHOTSHEET The following has been copied, without amendment, from RMVPU electronic shotsheets: TIME DESCRIPTION 00:00 BARS 00:30 L/s buildings pan away to patrol with civilian interpreter 01:38 W/s following patrol around – patrol with a civilian interpreter 03:27 W/s buildings pan away to patrol with civilian interpreter 04:36 W/s patrol with civilian interpreter 05:21 W/s patrol halted on road vehicle and civvies go past 07:11 W/s patrol going down path 07:34 L/s patrol with civvies and interpreter 09:34 W/s patrol halted on path 09:53 M/s man with rifle 12:38 M/s 4 men with rifles 13:04 W/s building pan away to marines with civvies 14:13 W/s building pan away to marines with civvies 14:43 W/s building pan away to marines searching civvies 16:02 W/s marines and local police taking away prisoner 16:33 W/s marines patrolling 16:46 W/s marines patrolling (x coy 45 com) back to base 19:45 C/u crucifix pan away to rest of building (church) 20:33 L/s British flag pan away to church 20:52 L/s ceiling of church pan to military tent in church 21:24 W/s British flag, buildings – sun glaring in background 21:37 W/s entrance to building – marine doing Normal Safety Precautions and going in 22:35 W/s marine at entrance to building pan away to rest of building 22:58 W/s entrance to building civvies and marines going in and out 23:46 L/s looking from entrance of building marines at entrance 24:22 W/s marine guarding outside of pillbox 25:25 W/s looking from inside pillbox to surrounding area (buildings) 26:30 M/cu LSW gunner inside pillbox pan away to area he can see 27:32 End of tape
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFM 391
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFM 391)
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2000-09-05
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Marines Video Production Unit (Production company) Martin, Jim (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, Royal Marines, 45 Commando (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Pristina, Kosovo (geography) Kosovo intervention (event) Balkans post-1991 (theme) Royal Marines (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: Beta-SP Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 30; Running time: 27 mins
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