Legacy of the Yom Kippur War, 1970s - Archive Film 1096122

This film is available to license from our website at Huntley Film Archives, by searching for film 1096122 in our Film # search bar: https://www.huntleyarchives.com/ The aftermath of the Yom Kippur War of 1973 The Israeili Minister of Defense, Moshe Dayan speaking in Israeli. American narrator translates 'this is a difficult war, long days, days sewed with blood…' Mourning crowds move subduedly amongst fresh graves. '…we keep the memory of those who fell locked in our hearts…' Somber music plays over the footage. Soldiers stand guard at the cemetary, watching the civilians as they pass amongst the dead. View of a barn with no ceiling left, chickens peck around in the dust below its shattered canopy. An exterior view of a barn with a hole blasted into its roof. Another destroyed building - concrete and metal rods hanging off a hole in the corner of the structure. General view of a group of destroyed houses. An abandoned tank. A dog runs about around an old tank. A young man kneels down and plays with a black dog. A man looks through a tin of burnt papers. A man drives a tractor passed a telegraph pole which has been uprooted. Aerial view of desert punctuated by deserted Russian army tanks at the Golan Heights. The narrator talks of what Israel now has to do in order to stay strong Huntley Film Archives is a film library holding tens of thousands of films. The large majority of the films are documentaries. Films cover a wide range of subjects and production dates range from the 1890’s to the 2020’s. As with all libraries we make no judgement on the content of our holdings and make them available for educational purposes for all to see. Films may have content or express opinions some may think inappropriate or offensive, but it is not the work of a library to censor educational resources. Films should be viewed with historical objectivity and within a context relevant to the times in which they were produced