SHATT AL-ARAB HOTEL SCENES, BASRA, 15 AUGUST 2004 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: SHATT AL-ARAB HOTEL SCENES, BASRA, 15 AUGUST 2004 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 58
  • Other titles: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Scenes include the Shatt al-Arab Hotel (a British base), and vehicle patrol (Cheshire Regiment ?).
  • Description: START 00:00:00 Bars. 00:00: Exterior views of the Shatt al-Arab Hotel: sign "1 CHESHIRE THE 22 BATTLE GROUP HQ". Empty fountain in the grounds. Behind the hotel: soldiers at work, army vehicles parked. 00:02:20 Views of the hotel's empty, derelict swimming pool. 00:04:08 Vehicle park at the rear of the hotel; views of tented lines. 00:05:40 Red Cross flag flying over Close Support Medical Squadron medical and dental centre. Views of living accommodation and facilities, including a branch of the US restaurant Pizza Inn. Rear of the hotel and tower; steps (in poor condition). Soldier plays with dog at top of steps. Camouflage netting. Further general views at rear of hotel. Dog sniffs at the camera. 00:13:35 Views (from hotel roof ?) of Basra at night. 00:16:00 Soldiers on helmetted patrol, in cover behind buildings and rocks. Local man and his young daughter pose for the camera. Soldiers crouch behind ridge and consult a map (showing the Al Maqil/Al-Maqal area) 00:17:22 Football match between two teas of local youths (many with bare feet). Soldier talks with some of the youths 00:19:54 Top cover shots from moving vehicle, driving along road lined with palms. Patrol travels through archway into Basra before stopping. They talk with members of the Iraqi Police Service. Soldier keeps watch. 00:24:05 Checkpoint beneath the arches; most cars are let through. Close-ups of Arabic graffiti and banners on the outer wall of the arches. Iraqi Police rest at the base of a portrait of historical figure. Further views of checkpoint; vehicles are stopped and searched. Documents are checked. Soldiers keep watch. 00:28:49 Journey through streets back to base (shot from top cover; gunner is visible. Patrol drives beside single-track railway line. Crossing the Shatt al-Arab. END 00:34:52
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BFV 58
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
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  • Production Date: 2004-08-15
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Royal Navy Combat Camera Team) (Production company) Gedge, Andy (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment (regiment/service) British Army, Royal Army Medical Corps (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Shatt al-Arab Hotel, Basra, Iraq (geography) Operation Telic, Iraq War 2003-2009 (event) British Army post-2000 (theme) Iraq post-2003 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: DVCam Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 40; Running time: 34 mins
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    BFV 58

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 13 (SHATT AL-ARAB HOTEL SCENES, BASRA, 13 AUGUST 2004 [Allocated Title]) BFV 14 (BASRA PATROL, 14 AUGUST 2004 [Allocated Title]) BFV 78 (SHATT AL-ARAB HOTEL SCENES, BASRA, 13 TO 15 AUGUST 2004 [Allocated Title])
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