OPERATION GRAPPLE Z RUSHES - ROUND THREE [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: OPERATION GRAPPLE Z RUSHES - ROUND THREE [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AWE 77
  • Other titles: BRITAIN'S ATOMIC WEAPONS RESEARCH PROGRAMME COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Rushes from round three (codename Halliard 1) of Operation Grapple Z, a series of four tests conducted on Christmas Island in 1958.
  • Description: Scenes filmed using V300 camera featuring the build up to the fireball. Further scenes filmed using Cameflex camera features the explosion filmed from a distance.
  • Alternative Title: BRITAIN'S ATOMIC WEAPONS RESEARCH PROGRAMME COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: AWE 77
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © IWM (AWE 77)
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  • Production Date: 1958
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Atomic Weapons Research Establishment Film Unit (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 500ft ca; Running time: 6 mins
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