Underwater Frogman 1970-1979

Star Item

Description

Philippines (?)

Various shots of diver in murky water swimming towards and beyond camera. Medium close-ups of diver skimming the oceans underbelly.

Note: There was no documentation to support this footage though it appears to be link to the Thames Television's 'Magpie' series.

Data

Cataloguer:
James
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
87182
Sort Number:
UN 4597 G
Time in/Out:
01:23:41:00 / 01:26:06:00
Canister:
UN 4597 G
Film ID:
3073.05
Issue Date:
1970 - 1979

Comments (0)

We always welcome comments and more information about our films.

All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.

Add your comment

To post a comment, please Register or to add a comment
Adrenaline seekers from the past have left an indelible mark on the Pathe archive. Some were so dangerous they even lost their lives. Here are 10 top daredevils.
daredevil
Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2005 London bombings.
911
British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
Franz Reichelt

Related Videos

Hide
Manly Marineland

Manly Marineland

We accompany a frogman as he goes underwater to feed sea creatures at Australia's Manly Marineland.

France Trains Airborne Frogmen (Aka Airborne Frogman)

France Trains Airborne Frogmen (Aka Airborne Frogman)

French army airborne frogmen on training in Algeria.

Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands

US frogmen go underwater fishing with spear guns.

Channel - Under Sea Drama

Channel - Under Sea Drama

American woman, Jane Baldasare, fails in attempt to swim Channel below surface.

Frogman

Frogman

A sailor gets into frogman gear then gets into a tank and swims about underwater.

(Undersea Research Centre - Deep Sea)

(Undersea Research Centre - Deep Sea)

Swiss man Hans Keller undergoes a deep sea diving test for Jacques Cousteau.

Study Of Sea Horses In Australia

Study Of Sea Horses In Australia

Study of Sea Horses

 

 

The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
Death Row
The images taken from inside Buchenwald Concentration Camp after its Liberation show us what it was like; it tells us what happened and forces us to remember.
Buchenwald
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
Churchill
WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
Battle
Life before health and safety laws; men worked at huge heights, balancing on girders and cranes all in order to help build the world's tallest skyscrapers.
Vertigo
Private UFOs, flying bicycles, motorised wheels - Pathe's archive is awash with fabulous films of canny and creative transport inventions.
Transport_Inventions
Over its history, the Pathe cameras filmed a number of people who had committed heinous crimes. So in no particular order, these images show ten faces of truly evil men and women.
Himmler