CONSTRUCTION OF MAQUETTES FOR IRAQI HANDS OF VICTORY MONUMENT (TAPE 5) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: CONSTRUCTION OF MAQUETTES FOR IRAQI HANDS OF VICTORY MONUMENT (TAPE 5) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 6862-5
  • Other titles: PRODUCTION OF HANDS OF VICTORY MONUMENT IN BAGHDAD FOR SADDAM HUSSEIN [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Work progresses on maquettes (full scale and part scale) for the "Hands of Victory" sculpture in the sculptor's workshop. (No sound.)
  • Description: Inspection of the medium-scale maquette in the yard, using the casting as a reference. Close shots of the maquette, including a shot through the "hole" where the sword hilt will be fitted.On the base maquette, a "core" is taken to check the depth of the fibreglass.
  • Alternative Title: PRODUCTION OF HANDS OF VICTORY MONUMENT IN BAGHDAD FOR SADDAM HUSSEIN [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: MGH 6862-5
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: NON-IWM
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  • Production Date: 1988-09
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Lauren Productions (Production company) Morris Singer (Production sponsor) Leger, Alex (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: U-matic Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 20; Running time: 19 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    MGH 6862-5

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    MGH 6862-38 (CONSTRUCTION OF MAQUETTES FOR IRAQI HANDS OF VICTORY MONUMENT (TAPES 4 TO 8) [Allocated Title])
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