OPERATION AGRICOLA IV, KOSOVO, 2000-2001 (TAPE 46) [Allocated Title]
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- Title: OPERATION AGRICOLA IV, KOSOVO, 2000-2001 (TAPE 46) [Allocated Title]
- Film Number: BFM 427
- Other titles: COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
- Summary: Activities of Z Company, 45 Commando Group Royal Marines, 7 (Sphinx) Battery, 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery and 1st Battalion the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (1PWRR) in Pristina, Kosovo.
- Description: Members of Z Company and 1 PWRR patrol through residential areas of Pristina, past blocks of flats, houses and a children's playground. Royal Marine (7 Battery) on guard outside Police Station 4 in Pristina; local officers of the Kosovo Police Service can also be seen. Outside another station (Police Station 2), Captain John Cresswell RA, commander of 10 Troop, 7 Battery, is interviewed. Royal Marines, accompanied by explosives search dog and UN security officials, carry out a thorough search of the interior of the Grand Hotel in Pristina. Rooms and hallways are searched, along with toilets and even behind the (busy) bar. Exterior views show the hotel, an UNMIK Administration Centre under Royal Marines guard, and local streets and traders. Patrol through Pristina, passing over waste ground and through a street market near both Pristina Statium and the Palace of Youth and Sport. Local man smiles as he is searched by one of the Marines. Patrol continues through the market and back to the Police Station, where they make safe their weapons at an unloading bay. Brief interviews with two members of 9 Troop, Z Company: Marine McCann and Marine Taylor. ROYAL MARINES VIDEO PRODUCTION UNIT SHOTSHEET The following has been copied, without amendment, from RMVPU electronic shotsheets: TIME DESCRIPTION 00:00 BARS 00:30 Patrol walking down steps on a estate and walking past the flats 01:52 Patrol walking down road past parked cars and flats and van drives past 02:17 Patrol walking up road, rubble, houses and flats in back ground 02:25 Marine looking out of window in flat, behind his rifle 03:05 British soldier behind LSW on balcony 03:12 C/u of a don’t drop litter sign 03:19 PWRR soldier using radio hand set, pans out to show he’s on a balcony with the union jack over the front 03:53 PWRR behind an LSW 04:55 Patrol moving past kids play area on estate 06:26 C/u of marines face walking along 06:32 Patrol moving through pathway, then break into a run and run past camera 07:39 Patrol moving through back street 08:40 45 Commando sign, pan out to show guard holding LSW (outside police station 4) 08:53 C/u of guard, pan out to see marines and local police outside station 4 09:40 Local police on steps outside station 10:00 Marine guard outside station 10:16 Shot of police station 10:41 C/u of Marine guard then pan out to show police station 11:07 Part of mil vehicle, pan left across police station 11:36 Capt. Creswell RA, 10 Troop Commander, 7 Sphinx Battery RA outside station 2 gives an interview 13:42 Local police vehicle driving past 14:35 Royal Marine parking Land Rover 14:51 Royal Marine search party getting into hotel lift 15:15 Sniffer dog going around hall ways in hotel 16:00 Marine talking to UN security advisers 16:26 Marine checking nooks and crannies in hotel room 17:04 Filming through window over city 17:16 Sniffer dog at work 17:43 Marine and UN security walking through hotel 18:03 Marine checking toilets 18:13 Sniffer dog checking the room 19:12 Marines checking room 19:36 Sniffer dog going around corridor 19:48 Sniffer dog going around corridor 20:08 Marine searching behind bar in hotel 21:45 C/u of grand hotel sign 21:53 Shot of flats & hotel 22:04 Traffic driving past 22:16 Street trader selling pirate music CD's 22:26 C/u of UN sign, pan out to show whole building and street trader 22:58 Traffic on main road 23:13 45 Commando sign, pan out to show building, pan into sign again 24:16 Parked cars and moving traffic on main road 24:50 Marines walking around street 24:59 Pile of rubbish c/u, marines and civvies walk past it 25:15 Soldier and civilian walking down road 25:38 Sun rise and patrol walking down dirt track, city in background 26:21 Red civilian vehicle comes up dirt track 26:39 Patrol moving over waist ground 27:09 C/u of marines feet walking through mud 27:40 Patrol walking through market 28:40 Marines talking in the market 29:04 Local getting searched in market 29:27 Patrolling through market 30:37 Camera at foot level, patrol moving along road towards camera 31:08 Following a Marine on the patrol through the streets 31:45 Following a Marine back to police station, see him unload before he goes in 32:33 A Marine from 9 Troop, Zulu Coy (been in Kosovo 2 weeks) gives and interview 33:25 Marine Taylor 9 Troop, Zulu Coy (been in Kosho 5 ½ month) gives an interview END OF TAPE
- Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
- Colour: Colour
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- Object_Number: BFM 427
- Sound: Sound
- Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFM 427)
- Featured Period: 2001-2025
- Production Date: 2001-01-25
- Production Country: GB
- Production Details: Royal Marines Video Production Unit (Production company) Kukor Morgan, Lee (Production individual)
- Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, Royal Marines, 45 Commando, Z Company (regiment/service) British Army, Royal Artillery, 29th (Commando) Regiment, 7 (Sphinx) Commando Battery (regiment/service) British Army, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires) (regiment/service) Kosovo Police Service (regiment/service)
- Keywords: Pristina, Kosovo (geography) Kosovo intervention (event) Balkans post-1991 (theme) Royal Marines (theme) British Army post-2000 (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: 33 mins
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