'The Last Days of Colonel Savath'

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'The Last Days of Colonel Savath'

Post by kinard » Fri Jan 04, 2019 10:35 am

The 1995 short film 'The Last Days of Colonel Savath' by Norodom Sihanouk, in 4 parts with subtitles, depicting events of 1975, leading up to the fall of Phnom Penh. (38mins)

Interesting, if only for some historical footage. Had a quick look to see if it has been posted before but didn't see it.

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Post by Spigzy » Fri Jan 04, 2019 11:42 am

The kids driving the jeeps ... :shock:
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Post by Lucky Lucan » Fri Jan 04, 2019 8:47 pm

Spigzy wrote:The kids driving the jeeps ... :shock:

Yeah, the "Kid Rouge" is fantastic. However it's a bit concerning that he has to drive in front of the convoy....The rocket elephants are way out there too! :shock:

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There's some fantastic footage in there, I've seen some of it before but more just as quick clips.
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Post by kinard » Sat Jan 05, 2019 4:57 pm

Lucky Lucan wrote:
Spigzy wrote:The kids driving the jeeps ... :shock:

Yeah, the "Kid Rouge" is fantastic. However it's a bit concerning that he has to drive in front of the convoy....The rocket elephants are way out there too! :shock:

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There's some fantastic footage in there, I've seen some of it before but more just as quick clips.
The kid in the jeep looks very confident, with an assertive yank on the shifter and he's off.

The rocket elephants are something else. It was possibly the last time elephants were used in warfare. The Japanese used them in Burma for carrying supplies, but I didn't come across any other 'modern' examples.
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