TERRITORIAL ARMY VOLUNTEER RESERVE COMMERCIAL [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: TERRITORIAL ARMY VOLUNTEER RESERVE COMMERCIAL [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: COI 1166
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  • Summary: Recruitment commercial for the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve.
  • Description: Shots of rush hour in London (Oxford Circus tube). Voice over appeals to young men and women who crave excitement to join "the new Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve", Britains citizen's army. The drab shots of the city are contrasted with a fast moving, rapidly edited sequence of the TAVR in action, including vehicles (jeep, Saladin AC) scrambling along country roads, infantrymen on sortie in woods, parachute drop, Chieftain tanks (including bridgelayer, assault course, ski troops.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: COI 1166
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (COI 1166)
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1970
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Central Office of Information (Production sponsor)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: combat [simulated], British (object name) training, British military (object name) GB, England (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Running time: 2 mins (ca)
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