Andres Percivale covering the Vietnam War 1968

The journalist Andrés Percivale covers the events in the Vietnam War. Close-ups of Andres Percivale boarding an American military helicopter. Close-ups of the helicopter taking off from the base and flying over the city of Saigon. Short close-ups taken from the helicopter in flight, where the city of Saigon is observed. Close-ups of Andrés Percivale traveling inside the helicopter. Close-ups of the helicopter landing at the base and Andrés Percivale descending from it. Report from a sector of the military base where he says: "Life in Vietnam means absolutely nothing, nothing, absolutely nothing. Today is May 29, it is 11:10 in the morning. We will be here for 1 hour and a half, We are already a little more accustomed to noise, noise, helicopters, airplanes, death. It is a day I will never forget in my life. " General views of a patrol of Vietnamese soldiers crossing a street; gunshots are also heard. Report from the terrace of a house, where the journalist comments: "They have finally had to bombard the entire Phung Phang neighborhood. At this time planes and helicopters are flying over the area. How many houses destroyed; how many injured; how many dead; it is not known "It is only known that it is a disaster. Everything burns, the trees are burned, the streets are empty. It is about to rain in this city, incredibly dangerous and mysterious as is Saigon. The weapons spit fire. Everything roars and at the same time everything is enormously silent, we have run here to take refuge. We do not understand the soldiers; the soldiers also run ahead of us and we believe that there is vietcong nearby. Now what we have to do is leave to show you. " General views of a patrol of Vietnamese soldiers watching a street. Report where the journalist comments: "The driver of the car we rented here in Saigon escaped, so now we have to run and walk to get to the city center. -This is the driver who abandoned us because there were so many vietcong and so many shots he was afraid. "" The adventure is over for today, we have escaped and it is raining like every day in Saigon, torrentially. The sounds of the storm are confused with the sounds of the bombs and the rockets. We are well, back here, but there they keep fighting. " General views of the heavy rain storm that hits the city. Report made the next day, where the journalist comments: "The time to curfew is about to sound. You must leave the streets. - Another house on fire, this is the vietcong, this is the enemy with whom you fight." General views of a house on fire. Close-ups of Andrés Percivale climbed atop a military tower with Vietnamese soldiers and watching the horizon. Close-ups of a fighter jet in flight, and a bomb exploding in the field.
Date: 5/29/1968
Duration: 5 minutes 58 seconds
Film code: C-00719

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