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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | A Service Career in the Sun |
| Production Date | 1983 |
| Country of Production | USSR |
| Duration | 00:17:04 |
| Production Company | Central Documentary Film Studios, Moscow |
| Film Subject Era | 1954-1975; Post-1975 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Summary | Documentary exploring the role of mercenaries and their work overthrowing governments in countries such as Angola, the Seychelles and Zimbabwe. |
| Original Title | Карьера под солнцем |
| Subjects | Aircraft; UN (United Nations); Weapons; Coups; Mercenaries; International law; Trials; Trade; Anti-Communism; Racism; Veterans; Vietnam War (1955-1975); Prisoners of war; Murder; Civilians; CIA (Central Intelligence Agency); Wars |
| Director | Uralov, Oleg |
| Contributors |
Script: Dunayev, Vladimir |
| People | Cummings, Samuel (1927-1998); Brown, Robert K. (1932-); Mobutu Sese Seko (1930-1997); Moise Tshombe (1919-1969); Bishop, Maurice (1943-1983); Georgiou, Costas (Colonel Callan) (1951-1976); Smith, Ian (1919-2007); Schramme, Jean (1929-1988); Müller, Siegfried (1920-1983); Barbie, Klaus (1913-1991) |
| Places | Seychelles; Pointe La Rue; London; Grenada; Angola; Luanda; Rhodesia (Zimbabwe); Namibia; Congo; Dominica; Nicaragua; Cuba; Durban; South Africa; United Kingdom |
| Fiction/Non Fiction | Non Fiction |
| Sound | Sound |
| Colour Format | Colour |
| Language | English (Narrator) |
| Module | Wars & Revolutions |
| BFI Identifier | N-507117 |
| Copyright | The British Film Institute |